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  • Microsoft Surface blamed for NFL football playoffs meltdown

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    While I can understand bashing the competition... unfortunately, this issue can't be blamed on the Microsoft Surface (or Microsoft at all). As has been reported on (and confirmed by) the NFL before, the issue has nothing to do with the Surface. Rather, it's the NFL's servers and application that went down (hence why it goes down across multiple teams at the same time). The tablet runs an application that connects to NFL servers and pulls in data including pictures, replay information, etc. It is that system that has been going down recently. To be honest, while Microsoft has paid a large sum of money for their tablets to be shown and used, the entire process is technically platform agnostic. They can run the application on anything. Unfortunately, it wouldn't matter which tablet they chose in these cases... if their servers are down, then there is nothing that can be done.
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  • Microsoft Surface blamed for NFL football playoffs meltdown

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    bobschlob said:
    tezgno said:
    While I can understand bashing the competition... unfortunately, this issue can't be blamed on the Microsoft Surface (or Microsoft at all). As has been reported on (and confirmed by) the NFL before, the issue has nothing to do with the Surface. Rather, it's the NFL's servers and application that went down (hence why it goes down across multiple teams at the same time). The tablet runs an application that connects to NFL servers and pulls in data including pictures, replay information, etc. It is that system that has been going down recently. To be honest, while Microsoft has paid a large sum of money for their tablets to be shown and used, the entire process is technically platform agnostic. They can run the application on anything. Unfortunately, it wouldn't matter which tablet they chose in these cases... if their servers are down, then there is nothing that can be done.
    Aww gee golly gosh! I wonder what operating system is running those backend servers?
    Unix and Linux, actually. The NFL uses Rackspace for much of their infrastructure. And, further, the NFL just reported that the issue was actually caused by the Patriot's network going down.
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  • Poll: What is your favorite email app for OS X?

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    The title of this should be "What's your favorite third-party email client for OS X?" Then, at least, it would make some sense. I think that the vast majority of OS X users are likely using Apple Mail (along with other Apple applications). While these apps may have a following, I think that they are going to be the minority of Apple users. And, even then, there are tons of posts online about good alternatives to Apple Mail for those who want that.
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  • Microsoft Surface blamed for NFL football playoffs meltdown

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    thompr said:
    tezgno said:
    While I can understand bashing the competition... unfortunately, this issue can't be blamed on the Microsoft Surface (or Microsoft at all). As has been reported on (and confirmed by) the NFL before, the issue has nothing to do with the Surface. Rather, it's the NFL's servers and application that went down (hence why it goes down across multiple teams at the same time)...
    According to the article, the outage only affected the Patriots sideline while the Broncos were still using their Surfaces without issue.  If true then you are going to have to modify your defense a little bit.


    I actually posted a comment further down once the NFL posted their confirmation that it was the Patriots network connection that went down that caused this particular outage. Appleinsider only gives you so long to edit a message.
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  • Microsoft Surface blamed for NFL football playoffs meltdown

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    djsherly said:
    Dude gets paid by the word. I agree it's not a good look for MS but it's difficult to split out the problem when the surface device is the only thing that anyone sees in the solution. 


    Definitely agree here. But, as a journalist myself, this is why there is a need for good investigative reporting. The article makes one think that the problem is with the surface itself when the NFL has stated that the problem has been their own application and servers. Even though this is an Apple Blog, it isn't necessarily fair to bash someone that isn't the problem. Now, if the surfaces were crashing, locking up, or otherwise causing issues, then by all means go for it. But, in this case, the issue isn't related to the surface product. If they were using iPads and the servers went down, then it would be the same issue.
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  • Microsoft Surface blamed for NFL football playoffs meltdown

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    danvm said:
    tezgno said:
    Apple doesn't break down the products from I can find (and it's not in the investor earning reports that I get). However, here is what I can say from the investor reports:

    Apple did about $24 Billion in Mac sales (revenue) for 2015 (Apple breaks down their charts into iPad, iPhone, Mac, Services, and Other Products). Now, this next number isn't 100% accurate because the next investor report for MS isn't due until January 28th, but based on the current numbers thus far, Surface looks to be about $4 Billion in sales (revenue). Note that revenue doesn't equate to profit. Now, I know that these numbers aren't actual units sold, but the if you compare the dollar amounts, one can easily see that Apple products are in fact outselling the Surface line. Now, over generalizing here, if one considers that the iPad is approximately half the cost of a surface (on average, in general) it would probably be safe to say that a good 6 or 7 to 1 Apple is fair.
    I just asked for links, since @sog35 post mentioned specific sales numbers that I haven't seen.  Does Apple sell more devices and iPads than MS?  That's an easy yes.  Does the Macbook sells more than Surface Pros?  Maybe the links he post will clarify that (unless there are no links with details. We'll see).   
    Ah, I gotcha. I'm not sure if Apple publishes those numbers but it would be good to see. I'm particularly interested in Macbook sales myself. I'm sure that Apple will likely fix my gripe with the laptop (single USB-C port) on the next go round, but from an investors POV, kind of curious as to how that guy is doing as a whole. The problem with the Mac numbers that the reports put out is that the $24 billion is across all Mac devices (Mac Pro, Macbook, Macbook Pro, Macbook Air, iMac).

  • Microsoft Surface blamed for NFL football playoffs meltdown

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    tezgno said:
    While I can understand bashing the competition... unfortunately, this issue can't be blamed on the Microsoft Surface (or Microsoft at all). As has been reported on (and confirmed by) the NFL before, the issue has nothing to do with the Surface. Rather, it's the NFL's servers and application that went down (hence why it goes down across multiple teams at the same time). The tablet runs an application that connects to NFL servers and pulls in data including pictures, replay information, etc. It is that system that has been going down recently. To be honest, while Microsoft has paid a large sum of money for their tablets to be shown and used, the entire process is technically platform agnostic. They can run the application on anything. Unfortunately, it wouldn't matter which tablet they chose in these cases... if their servers are down, then there is nothing that can be done.

    Have you seen ANY of the Surface NFL ads? I don't recall EVER seeing any mention of servers or backend systems. The Surface tablet is front & centre in all of them. Nobody cares about where the problem is - they only remember seeing those tablets in the bright blue cases.


    ON another note.....

    Looks like two POS loser trolls ALREADY signed up with new accounts. Any predictions how many more will show up shilling for MS?
    I have, actually. And, you're right. The ads definitely highly the Surface and you are correct in that the Surface will be what people see. That's also why I stated that the article should point out where the problem is, if you are going to report on the problem at all. It isn't about one product being better than the other. Rather, it's about honing ones craft at being a good journalist, which is what my statement is actually targeting. If someone can pick apart your article, you loose credibility. And that is what I'm ultimately stating.

    Now, as for your other note, my prediction can be summed up in the image that I'll just leave right here :smile: 


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