Rants and rAVes — Episode 350: An ISE Special Podcast: SMART Technologies’ VP of Marketing, Jeff Lowe, Talks Impact of Microsoft’s Entry into AV with Surface Hub
Everyone by now knows that Microsoft has officially entered the AV market with their new 84” interactive Surface Hub display – launching themselves into the AV market against biggies like SMART and InFocus. But, like Jeff, I agree their entry into the market will be good for everyone – listen to this podcast to understand why.
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