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MSFT Surface sponsorship of NFL was a mistake
Posted on 12/24/16 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 12/24/16 at 3:23 pm
Most everybody remembers Belichick throwing the tablet.
Today I am watching the Fox coverage of the afternoon game. Everybody on the studio crew has a tablet in front of them with the logo prominently displayed. The desk is covered with paper and Bradshaw and Long keep looking through the papers and not once did any member of the crew reference the tablet.
It was not a very good testimony of the MSFT product.
Today I am watching the Fox coverage of the afternoon game. Everybody on the studio crew has a tablet in front of them with the logo prominently displayed. The desk is covered with paper and Bradshaw and Long keep looking through the papers and not once did any member of the crew reference the tablet.
It was not a very good testimony of the MSFT product.
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Posted on 12/24/16 at 3:29 pm to I B Freeman
The Surface has been a massive success.
Whether some 60 year old former football player uses the product is not indicative of the quality of the product.
Whether some 60 year old former football player uses the product is not indicative of the quality of the product.
Posted on 12/24/16 at 3:46 pm to lynxcat
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Whether some 60 year old former football player uses the product is not indicative of the quality of the product.
It is indicative of poor marketing.
Typical of MSFT to simply write off customers as too stupid to use their product.
Posted on 12/24/16 at 3:56 pm to lynxcat
Lol right? Surface is fantastic.
Posted on 12/24/16 at 4:13 pm to I B Freeman
Maybe indicative of doing a poor job training them on its capabilities but we do not have enough information to definitively say that the marketing investment was a poor one.
Posted on 12/24/16 at 5:03 pm to lynxcat
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we do not have enough information to definitively say that the marketing investment was a poor one.
Uhhh Belichick throwing one away. Bradshaw, Long, Johnson and Strahan ignoring them while filling their desk with paper.
Whatever audience they were targeting with a NFL sponsorship can't be too impressed.
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"As you probably noticed, I’m done with the tablets," Belichick said. "They’re just too undependable for me. I’m going to stick with pictures, which several of our other coaches do, as well, because their just isn’t enough consistency in the performance of the tablets. I just can’t take it anymore." Belichick spoke at length
This post was edited on 12/24/16 at 5:05 pm
Posted on 12/24/16 at 5:40 pm to I B Freeman
The Belichick thing was funny, but the worst thing was the first month or so that they had them all the announcers kept talking about all the coaches and players having ipads on the sidelines. 
By the way I'm a huge Surface Pro fan.
By the way I'm a huge Surface Pro fan.
Posted on 12/24/16 at 7:05 pm to I B Freeman
A. Spent years asking for this board. Probably played at least a small role in it's existence.
B. Bailed immediately because it became a shite show off the bat of OS platform pissing contests.
C. Still is.
B. Bailed immediately because it became a shite show off the bat of OS platform pissing contests.
C. Still is.
Posted on 12/24/16 at 8:54 pm to I B Freeman
Surface is about to take over the market.. People are running away from Apple buying them up..
Posted on 12/24/16 at 9:15 pm to Fireman17
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Surface is about to take over the market.. People are running away from Apple buying them up.
Even if true it doesn't change the mistake of sponsoring of the NFL.
Posted on 12/24/16 at 9:24 pm to UltimateHog
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Lol right? Surface is fantastic.
I had the opportunity to use one for a while and I found it meh. Not crazy about the OS and the detachable keyboard was mostly useless for my purposes.
Posted on 12/24/16 at 11:10 pm to I B Freeman
Surface is the shite
Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:20 am to lynxcat
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Maybe indicative of doing a poor job training them on its capabilities
do you have much experience teaching 60 year olds to use computers? because in my experience they just don't want to.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 8:30 am to baytiger
Ita probably the shite OS more than the tabket. Put qindows 7 on that baby and watch it hum.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 5:44 pm to diat150
Started my biz and figured I'd buy one within a few months to help keep myself organized and productive.
Have realized that my Brother Printer, my iPad Mini 2 and my iPhone 6 have been-literally-all of the pieces of technology/hardware I've needed to successfully run it. I put the small in small business and am super lean but bigger isn't always better.
iOS is very effective with an email and DropBox account.
Have realized that my Brother Printer, my iPad Mini 2 and my iPhone 6 have been-literally-all of the pieces of technology/hardware I've needed to successfully run it. I put the small in small business and am super lean but bigger isn't always better.
iOS is very effective with an email and DropBox account.
Posted on 12/25/16 at 7:15 pm to diat150
Windows 10 is the truth. I love it. I don't have any issues with my Surface Pro or work desktop running Win 10.
Posted on 12/26/16 at 9:10 am to I B Freeman
So in other words don't put dumbasses trying to use new-ish technology on TV got it.....But to your point I think most people that are semi-intelligent see this as a clear case of a PICNIC issue.....Nothing more nothing less.
Posted on 12/26/16 at 9:41 am to I B Freeman
quote:That's your response to the dude saying we don't have enough info to determine whether it was successful or not?
Uhhh Belichick throwing one away. Bradshaw, Long, Johnson and Strahan ignoring them while filling their desk with paper.
Wow.
Posted on 12/26/16 at 10:01 am to lynxcat
i have Ipads abd iphones but I love my surface too. Its has its place for sure.
Posted on 12/26/16 at 10:18 am to GFunk
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Started my biz and figured I'd buy one within a few months to help keep myself organized and productive.
Have realized that my Brother Printer, my iPad Mini 2 and my iPhone 6 have been-literally-all of the pieces of technology/hardware I've needed to successfully run it. I put the small in small business and am super lean but bigger isn't always better.
iOS is very effective with an email and DropBox account.
Cool completely unrelated story...
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