Microsoft will start selling its struggling Surface devices to business customers abroad via channel partners on Thursday.
The move builds on a similar effort Microsoft launched in July to tap distributors and resellers to push Surface tablets to businesses in the U.S.
The channel program goes into effect in Canada and 16 European countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and the U.K.
Until now, Microsoft only sold Surfaces in a limited way directly to business customers in these countries, as it had done in the U.S. prior to July.
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