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.<\/p>\n
But Microsoft and the league ran into a problem during week one of the season when at least two television announcers mistakenly referred to the tablets as iPads giving a huge rival some unexpected exposure.<\/p>\n
One announcer did seem to realize his mistake when he later noted that players now have “iPad-like tools” at their disposal. However, at no time during the discussion was Microsoft or the Surface mentioned by name.<\/p>\n
As for future games, the NFL and Microsoft will likely work to inform \u2014 or more likely remind \u2014 the networks that those blue tablets are in fact not iPads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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 Microsoft and the league ran into a problem during…<\/p>\n