Microsoft execs like leather

Luxury lappy

At ITCVE 2008 we met Microsoft’s general manager of its worldwide system builder channel – Dana Manciagli.

She had recently spoken about the need for system builders to try to appeal to demand for ‘cool’ products, as Apple has done so well.

So, of course, we asked her to show us hers and she duly obliged.

Apparently the pictured Lenovo lappy cost Microsoft no small number of grands, a significant proportion of which was accounted for by the swish leather cladding.