Microsoft Education launches various products to battle dominant Chromebooks, including $40 Pen
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 4:53PM 
Microsoft is serious about growing its presence in the educational market. The company teamed up with partners Lenovo, Dell and Acer to unveil more affordable education-focused Windows laptops and 2-in-1's. The company also unveiled a lower-cost version of its Surface Pen called the Classroom Pen which can work with Surface devices.
The Classroom Pen is an education-only product, so consumers won't have an opportunity to buy these more affordable devices.
The educational market is a segment that Microsoft and Apple have been trying to retain a foothold in but which is currently dominated by Google's Chromebooks.
Apple released a more affordable iPad and with Pencil capability last year to remain relevant and Microsoft launched various products aimed at this market. The first was the Surface Laptop, then Windows 10 S and also the adorable Surface Go. With more affordable Windows devices now available, educators and teachers now have a variety of choice for educational computers.
Source: Thurrott