Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 has been plagued by a battery issue for a while now, with the issue causing it being isolated to what appears to be a software problem. Over the weekend, it appears that the team at Microsoft has confirmed that the battery issue is indeed a software-related one and has nothing to do with hardware. With this confirmation, Microsoft is now working on a software update to fix the issue.
Currently, this software update is being tested internally by Microsoft. Once this particular update has run through the quality assurance process, Microsoft will release the update to the general public. Until then, Microsoft has adviced owners of the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 to refrain from replacing the entire unit.
While news of an update that would fix the Surface Pro 3’s battery issue is a good thing, those who have replaced their Surface Pro 3 prior to this announcement are not pleased, as they believe that the replacement that they have bought may have been unnecessary in the first place. Whether or not Microsoft will issue compensations to those who are affected by this issue remains to be seen.
Source: Engadget, Microsoft Community
