US EditionMicrosoft Surface Running iPadOS? Nope, It Was a Marketing Flub
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The following happened, as Windows Central reports including a captured screenshot: Last weekend, the official Microsoft Surface account posted on X (Twitter) a photo of its ultimate research companion, the Surface Pro. So, nothing more than a typical social media campaign, as IT companies often do, you might think. However, there was a problem: Microsoft presented it with iPadOS instead of Windows for inexplicable reasons.
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Microsoft forgets its Surface Pro runs on Windows, and not iPadOS
From time to time, even big brands find themselves in awkward situations, or let’s say outright blunders. The latest one comes from Microsoft’s official Surface account, which showcased the Surface Pro as the “ultimate research buddy.” The catch? The photo showed it running iPadOS instead of Windows. The blunder was first spotted by Windows Central, […]
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Microsoft Surface running iPadOS? Nope, it was a marketing flub
I think even non-techy people can tell the difference between Microsoft’s Surface line and the omnipresent iPad at this point, even as both product lines get more features that cross the line between consumption tablet and laptop alternative. Maybe that’s why a Microsoft promo showed a Surface device running Apple’s software. Whoops. Over the weekend, a post on the official Surface brand Twitter/X account proclaimed: “Read, highlight, summarize,…
You're going to laugh again and send us outraged emails because I'm still going to troll Microsoft. Yes, I'm talking about this company valued at 3600 billion dollars that just offered us a moment of pure marketing genius. Their official Surface on X account has published a promotional photo of their ultimate research buddy, the famous Surface Pro. Except that there's a little problem... The screen shows iPadOS instead of Windows. Hey yes Micros…
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