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		</div><p>Microsoft has raised prices on a raft of products including laptops and tablets by as much as 15% in direct response to the collapse of the pound following the Brexit vote.</p>
<p>It is the latest price increase to hit headlines this week after audio firm Sonos revealed that it was raising prices in the UK by up to 25%.</p>
<p>A Microsoft spokesman said: <i>“In response to a recent review we are adjusting the British pound prices of some of our hardware and consumer software in order to align to market dynamics.”</i></p>
<p>The tech giant’s Surface Book will now cost consumers £1,449, up £150 or 11.5%. A top-of-the-range Surface Book will now cost £400 more.</p>
<p>The company said the final prices of products sold through third parties would be determined by those outlets.</p>
<p>Those price changes came into effect on Wednesday and at a difficult time for consumers.</p>
<p>It comes just months after Microsoft announced it would raise the cost of software services in the UK by as much as 22% as a result of currency fluctuations.</p>
<p>A number of companies have introduced price hikes in a bid to compensate for the drop in the pound, which is trading 16% lower against the US dollar and over 10% versus the euro since the Brexit vote.</p>
<p>A weaker pound means import costs for many businesses have soared, which will be passed on to consumers.</p>
<p>Sonos jacked up prices in the UK by up to 25%, bumping the Sonos Play:1 speaker from £169 to £199, the Play:3 from £259 to £299 and the Play:5 from £429 to £499.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Apple confirmed earlier this year that it would be raising the download prices in its App Store in the UK by 25%.</p>
<p>But it is not just tech consumers that are feeling the bite.</p>
<p>Vauxhall cars owner General Motors (GM) said in October that it had to raise UK car prices by 2.5% after the EU referendum result caused the British car industry to hit a “speed bump”.</p>
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