The holiday season for the latest Windows 10 devices led by the huge demand of Xbox One, Surface Pro and Surface Book went off well. After a successful launch in the US and Canada in October 2015, Microsoft has decided to release the Surface Book in 10 more markets globally.

Starting Jan. 5, the customers in Australia, Austria, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Switzerland and the UK will be able to pre-order the Surface Book, said Microsoft in a blog post. The company added that in the coming months it will make Surface Book available in Japan as well .

In Australia, the Surface Book was earlier sold exclusively by the online Microsoft Store and Microsoft's Sydney Flagship Store . With this expansion, starting Jan. 28, customers will be able to purchase the laptop-table hybrid from JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman at AUD$2,229, reports Gizmodo Australia.

Moreover, Harvey Norman and JB Hi-Fi will also sell the Microsoft Band 2 at AUD$379.99 from Jan. 21. Microsoft’s fitness tracker will also be available in select Rebel Sport stores.

In the meantime, China and Hong Kong already started pre-orders for the Surface Book. The device will be available from Jan. 15, reports CNET. According to the report Australia and New Zealand will commence pre-orders from Jan. 28; in Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK pre-orders will begin on Feb. 18 .

Furthermore, the company has plans for expansion of Windows 10 devices. As a result, the blog post confirmed that the Microsoft Surface Pro will be launched in India in the coming weeks. Earlier this week, the Redmond giant also announced that Windows 10 is now running on more than 200 million devices.

“In the year ahead, we’re excited to bring you more Windows innovations, more incredible devices, and great new Windows apps and games that will deliver more productivity and entertainment experiences across the broadest range of devices,” said Microsoft.

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