New Surface Laptops and a Day Without Facebook
Episode Description
This week Marques and Andrew talk about Facebook being down for almost an entire day. They go over what happened and why the memes were hilarious. Then David Imel comes on to discuss the new Microsoft Surface laptops for a bit before spending the remainder of the episode dunking on a new Intel commercial. Much fun was had.
Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:41 Facebook goes down 16:21 Microsoft Surface Duo 2 28:33 Surface Pro 8 32:54 Surface Laptop Studio 44:57 Intel commercial 01:01:48 Outro
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Brief Summary
Hosts discuss Facebook's outage, new Surface devices, and critique Intel's ad campaign.
Key points
- Unexpected Effects of the Outage. The outage not only affected social media but also apps relying on Facebook for login.
- Financial Impact of the Outage. The outage resulted in an estimated $60 million in lost revenue for Facebook.
- The Facebook Outage. A massive outage affected Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, leading to widespread chaos online.
- Foldable Phones Usability. Foldable phones are gaining traction due to their usability while closed, unlike previous models.
- Camera Challenges. The new camera technology presents both advantages and significant usability issues.
- Surface Duo's Identity Crisis. The Surface Duo struggles with its identity as a companion device versus a standalone phone.
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Episode highlights
- Unexpected Effects of the OutageThe outage not only affected social media but also apps relying on Facebook for login.“Imagine not being able to access your to-do list because you logged in through Facebook!”3:11Oct 8, 2021
- Financial Impact of the OutageThe outage resulted in an estimated $60 million in lost revenue for Facebook.“Five hours resulted in about 60 million dollars of lost revenue.”8:45Oct 8, 2021
- The Facebook OutageA massive outage affected Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, leading to widespread chaos online.“It was the biggest internet outage since 2018.”9:29Oct 8, 2021
- Foldable Phones UsabilityFoldable phones are gaining traction due to their usability while closed, unlike previous models.“The reason people are okay with buying foldable phones is that you can still use basic information while they're folded.”20:13Oct 8, 2021
- Camera ChallengesThe new camera technology presents both advantages and significant usability issues.“The technology was hard to take a picture with, it was crazy hard.”22:25Oct 8, 2021
- Surface Duo's Identity CrisisThe Surface Duo struggles with its identity as a companion device versus a standalone phone.“You're not going to carry a Duo and another phone.”22:37Oct 8, 2021
- Enterprise Focus Over Consumer NeedsMicrosoft's focus on enterprise solutions may compromise consumer product quality.“It seems like they focus so much on the enterprise side that consumers tend to suffer.”26:28Oct 8, 2021
- Surface Pro 8 OverviewThe Surface Pro 8 features thinner bezels and powerful options, but lacks essential accessories.“They sell this computer as a tablet, but don't include the keyboard.”30:27Oct 8, 2021
