Microsoft's bizarre AirPods competitor has been delayed until next year

If Microsoft's dinner-plate-shaped wireless earbuds were on your holiday wishlist this year, you might want to cross them off.

The company is delaying its $249 wireless earbuds — originally slated to go on sale this year — until next spring, Microsoft's chief product officer Panos Panay announced.

"Product-making is about the relentless pursuit to get all the details right, which takes time…sometimes more than we planned on," Panay said in a tweet. "To ensure we deliver the best possible experience for you, our fans & customers, Surface Earbuds will now launch worldwide in Spring 2020."

Panay didn't give a reason for the delay or a more specific date for eventual launch.  Read more...