Microsoft Surface PCs get China debut

Microsoft Corp unveiled its most powerful Surface personal computing product series in China on Monday with a tailor-made new color option for local customers, as the US tech giant seeks to increase its popularity among female users.

Panos Panay, chief product officer at Microsoft, said China is now the second-largest market for Surface after the United States, with "super strong double digit growth" seen here last year.

"China should become the top market for Surface, with local consumers having a unique desire for luxury, or products that contain meaning and depth," Panay said in an interview in Beijing.