{"id":8097,"date":"2012-10-23T21:17:54","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T05:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/?p=8097"},"modified":"2012-12-01T10:35:14","modified_gmt":"2012-12-01T18:35:14","slug":"the-microsoft-surface-commercial-is-bad-and-they-should-feel-bad-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/the-microsoft-surface-commercial-is-bad-and-they-should-feel-bad-too\/","title":{"rendered":"The Microsoft Surface commercial is bad. And they should feel bad too"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/surface-commercial.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8098\" title=\"surface commercial\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/surface-commercial-300x172.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/surface-commercial-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/surface-commercial.png 633w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>When I first saw the commercial for Microsoft&#8217;s surface, my first reaction, was &#8216;Ug&#8217;.\u00a0 Why the hell are all these kids jumping around just because a keyboard was connected to a tablet?\u00a0 Kind of like why when I drink a beer, tonnes of my friends and a bevy of hot babes do not suddenly come over to my house with pizzas and hoagies.\u00a0 But that&#8217;s another post.<\/p>\n<p>So I saw the commercial again tonight and it really struck home, especially after watching the iPad mini preview,&#8217;what the hell are they thinking\u00a0 in the Microsoft marketing department?\u00a0 There is NOTHING about this advert that makes me want to buy this device.\u00a0 And that is one thing Apple always seems to get right.\u00a0 I know what their device is going to do and why I want it.\u00a0 With the surface, I guess the reason to buy is tonnes of peoples around me will suddenly jump into a choreographed dance.\u00a0\u00a0 Not sure if that is good or bad.<\/p>\n<p>Each time I watch the commercial, I&#8217;m annoyed more and more.\u00a0 And that&#8217;s too bad.\u00a0 Because kinds of like Palm&#8217;s epic fail with the creepy girl, you only get one shot when you trying to catch up from behind.\u00a0 And this commercial is strike 1.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/des3dpKtfIM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><H3>Related Posts<\/H3><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Remember the JooJoo tablet? its still a player, just not fully playing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2010\/09\/remember-the-joojoo-tablet-its-still-a-player-just-not-fully-playing\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Remember the JooJoo tablet? its still a player, just not fully playing<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"MS Slate Courier is dead. 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