The Microsoft Audio Dock is a part of a slew of new accessories brought out by Microsoft in recent months that are all aimed at building an entire Surface ecosystem for users. A sort of a hybrid between the now-discontinued Surface Dock and the Modern USB-C Speaker, the Microsoft Audio Dock combines a small USB hub with a speakerphone, along with integrated Teams functionality, in the shape of a Teams button that will instantly launch the Microsoft video-conferencing app on the computer hooked up to the dock, and even flash to let you know you're late (again) for a (yet another) VC.
We've reviewed a few of these Surface devices recently, including the Microsoft Modern Webcam, Microsoft Surface Slim Pen 2 and the Microsoft Surface Dial, and much like most of those, the Audio Dock seems to fall into that category of somehow being too specific to Surface to appeal to non-Surface users while also being not specific or strong enough for Surface users to choose them over other, more capable alternatives.
