# Microsoft is getting desperate with its poaching tactics to attract Surface Laptop Ultra buyers as it urges you to 'break up with your MacBook and get up to $1,000'

> Microsoft just launched the Surface Laptop UltraIt's urging Apple laptop owners to "break up with your MacBook and get up to $1,000"The trade-in values you'll get for older MacBooks are low, and you'd be much better off…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows-laptops/microsoft-wants-you-to-break-up-with-your-macbook-and-switch-to-a-surface-laptop-ultra-but-some-of-these-trade-in-prices-look-weak?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6ac85de20535d1ccdbe8cfec)
- **Published:** 2026-10-09
- **Category:** Laptops
- **Tags:** #macbook #apple #microsoft #surface
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