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posted by n1 on Thursday September 11 2014, @09:09PM   Printer-friendly
from the value-added-economics dept.

Business Insider reports that prior to the season, Microsoft and the NFL struck a 5-year, $400 million deal with one of the major components being that the Microsoft Surface would become "the official tablet of the NFL" with coaches and players using the Surface on the sidelines during games. But the campaign is off to a rocky start when during week one of the season at least two television announcers mistakenly referred to the tablets as iPads giving Apple some unexpected exposure. As the camera focused in on the sideline during Sunday’s matchup between the Saints and the Falcons, the commentators mentioned that Drew Bress wasn’t “watching movies on his iPad.” Instead, he was studying the Falcons’ defense on his “iPad-like tool.” The people in the booth seem to know that a deal has taken to place to get tablets on the sidelines, but it’s clear they weren’t briefed on the actual name of the device in question. Adding to the confusion, the tablets have been covered in enormous, protective cases to ensure they aren’t broken while dozens of 300 pound linemen stomp on and off the field. Microsoft may be understandably peeved about this after committing to spend $400 million on an exclusive advertising and equipment deal with the NFL, but then the networks that cover the games aren't under the league's control.

 
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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by frojack on Friday September 12 2014, @01:23AM

    by frojack (1554) on Friday September 12 2014, @01:23AM (#92206) Journal

    Yeah, my work bought me one as well. I like it too. (First edition).
    If I could even get half price for it now, I'd sell it in a heart beat and buy the Surface 3.

    I can travel with this and take my entire work environment with me, source code, compilers, ssh clients and all. I can compile entire systems on the road. The one-note app I use for an endless sheet of paper taking notes at meetings. Handwriting on this thing is the best I've seen. Beats both of my phones and Android tablets.

    If you want handwriting transcoded into text, well, its not there yet. That takes a different entry method, which is slower, but does a pretty good job guessing what you mean. But still not good enough to make it worth while.

    So I use it a lot for taking notes, an somewhat less for actual work, and some web and email, etc. I'd rather type on it than a cell phone any day.

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