The Microsoft Surface tablets are faced with a perception problem.
Because, from the outside looking in, it's been a rough season for those tablets. Aaron Rodgers slammed one away in disgust -- so did Jay Cutler. Johnny Manziel even banged his head against one after throwing a brutal interception. Then, just days ago, during the first half of the AFC title game, the Patriots lost access to their tablets for several minutes while the Broncos scored a touchdown. On Monday, Bill Belichick describe the malfunctions as "a pretty common problem."
But, according to Microsoft, the tablets are working just fine, saying the issues on Sunday were related to the network. In a written post that was published to Microsoft's website on Tuesday, Yusuf Mehdi, corporate Vice President of Microsoft's Windows and Devices Group, defended the company's product.
Mehdi listened numerous reasons why the tablets shouldn't be blamed, writing that the tablets haven't failed once in the two years they've been used by the NFL, tablet usage is growing in the NFL, and teams are "more effective" when using them.
But none of those reasons resonated as well as Mehdi's final one:
"The now infamous clips of Johnny Manziel and Aaron Rogers abusing their Surface devices are further evidence of two things: 1) players are getting information faster, even if they don't always like what they see, and 2) these devices were built to endure just about anything, even Johnny Manziel's head."
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Can't argue with that.
