There is increasing momentum to the idea that Microsoft is looking to revive the Microsoft Courier project almost wholesale, with evidence for a dual-screened hinged device showing up even in the latest version of Windows 10 RS4, and rumours that the device would feature a note taking user interface much like the Infinite Journal demonstrated in a number of demo videos of the device. Given the direction, Microsoft is apparently working in it may be appropriate to ask whether it is the right strategy for supercharging Microsoft’s tablet ecosystem. First, there are the inherent issues with the design. As can be seen from this rarely shown picture above, from MNML , the design company who created those concept videos we love so much, the device was expected to be pretty thick. This was of course with 2008/2010 technology, but a folding device will inherently be twice the thickness than the state of the art single layer device. Secondly, the hinge does, of course, add ...