Nokia Lumia 2520 Web Ad Pokes Fun at the iPad as 'The Wrong Tablet'

[BruceEBonus]

Ha your quoting skills are weak I am sitting here thinking... hold on I didn't write that...

Anyways whenever I see a bad Tech commercial I always come back to this... Not matter who does what there will never be anything as bad, EVER, as Microsoft's songsmith

Ive never seen that before.

I never want to see it again

Theres only so much an antiemetic can achieve :-(

 

[bungiefan89]

You gotta love the awkward token black guy in all of these ads. Always alone and surrounded by nothing but white people.

Hahaha! That made me lol. Oh, white America, you so funny...

Sent from my white 2009 Macbook and typed with my lilly white fingers.

 

[JoeIsInTheCloud]

First, do a little homework on the product: http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/22/5133378/nokia-lumia-2520-review

Second:

 

[typeadam]

But the Nokia 2520 runs RT...

I know.

 

[n-cholas]

So we can take from this that Nokia's target customer is a complete moron.

 

[Swytch]

suggesting that iPad owners will need to carry a notebook everywhere because the iPad has no keyboard.

If you need a keyboard so bad, why are you buying a Tablet in the first place?

and the same could be said about the Nokia in this ad anyways, as you have to buy the keyboard separately (which you can for an iPad also) - yes Nokia is offering the keyboard for free with purchase for a limited time - but that is kinda just applying the above statement to their product - its worthless without a keyboard.

and the battery in the nokia is so bad you need a battery in they keyboard? wtf?

 

[notjustjay]

There are people who try to impress people.
There are people who like to be impressed.
And there are others who think this whole thing is stupid.
Which group do you belong to?

As you can probably tell, I belong to the latter group.

Sadly, I am still single...

 

[RenoG]

If you need a keyboard so bad, why are you buying a Tablet in the first place?

and the same could be said about the Nokia in this ad anyways, as you have to buy the keyboard separately (which you can for an iPad also) - yes Nokia is offering the keyboard for free with purchase for a limited time - but that is kinda just applying the above statement to their product - its worthless without a keyboard.

and the battery in the nokia is so bad you need a battery in they keyboard? wtf?

Just wanted to quote this, exactly what I was thinking word for word.

 

[celo48]

Horrible ad!

 

[PowerbookG31991]

I major in Marketing and Advertising at my university, I fail to see how the Nokia offers any USP (Unique Selling Proposition) compared to any other tablet on the market.

The simple differentiation with the iPad doesn't cut it these days and doesn't get past the noise of the other manufacturers at all.

Does anyone else think it's too fast and cluttered for an advertisement? It was like a student cramming information down last minute for an exam.

I'm not deliberately bashing Nokia or Windows, I own a HP Elitepad 900 and I think it's great, also Nokia make great hardware, but I don't see anyone making advertising campaigns that vouch for their features alone. Couldn't they try pushing more on their aesthetics and materials? The bold colours and plastic unibody shell are iconic for their Lumia brand.

 

[brinary001]

Hahahahahaha. Oh Microsoft. I honestly have a Lumia 1020 (will not touch an iPhone to save my life) and I love it. A Windows tablet? Keep it. My iPad 4 is amazing and wouldn't dare trade it for any of this nonsense.

 

[matthewhuk]

The funniest thing about this add is that 9/10 of it are given up to showing why his generic tablet isn't very good that the Nokia only makes the briefest of appearances for 8 seconds towards the end!
Laughable!
The product is obviously so poor that 8 seconds was enough to show off all it's features, sorry it's 'feature!'

 

[tokolo]

Something tells me they expected the british accent narration would make it as appealing as Ive's iPad intros.

 

[prowlmedia]

Ive never seen that before.

I never want to see it again

Theres only so much an antiemetic can achieve :-(

HaHa.. but it's in your head now...it will never leave.

Microsoft Songsmith

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Something tells me they expected the british accent narration would make it as appealing as Ive's iPad intros.

Except you wouldn't expect that guy to sound like David Michell.

 

[Akuratyde]

As Apple used to do with their Anti PC Ads you mean?

Correct. I understand that is an Apple forum, but I wasn't defending Apple with that comment.

 

[koban4max]

apple should poke them as, "haters."

 

[Tech198]

oh great, just want we need... As if Microsoft poking fun at us isn't bad enough.

Also, the Nokia Lumia is good

I wouldn't go that far by saying the "iPad is the wrong tablet". in fact, anyone who's not comfortable with windows 8 would say "the Lumia is the wrong tablet", in addition to the OS

it works both ways.....

(side note: The Mac vs PC Ads were great........ I never took a faith a "poking" right vs wrong).

Thats what were all missing... We're too self centered with trying to claim which one is better, wheres as none of that really makes sense. So what if the Lumia has a bigger screen... is a few more inches really that important ? if so, the the ipad's not for you, and Apple's not interested in those people anyway...

If manufactures, and people talk about these small things. then use it as a big trade-off, like its the end of the world, then there is something seriously wrong with them...

I like Nokia products, just like I also like Microsoft, Android, and Motorola too..

No problem with that. There are trade-off's here and there, but i'm open.

 

[Beta Particle]

Commercials like this one are so ridiculous when you can easily added a cover with a keyboard to the iPad at any time. The only people that are swayed by these ads are the people that work at Microsoft/Nokia.

Well for one thing, it's not just a keyboard - it's a keyboard and trackpad. And it's not just adding a keyboard to a tablet, it gives you access to the desktop with multiple windows and an actual file system.

On the iPad, the experience is exactly the same whether you have a keyboard or not - it just doesn't cover up half your screen.

Tablets with keyboards have been available for years.

They are called laptops.

You can't really read a book on a laptop, you don't have a touchscreen on a laptop (at least not from Apple) and you have a keyboard in the way when you just want to relax on the sofa with it.

You are right. The other thing they hit for is that you can run two apps at the same time. But if you have the RT and try that, it really sucks. Most apps are a bit unusable when it's minimized to ⅓ of the screen.

Windows 8.1 gives you more flexible snapping, so it's a lot more useful now.

- They are unreliable, they crash, they have to do Windows updates frequently

They crash? Windows 8 is just as stable as OS X at this point, so if they're crashing it sounds like a hardware issue.

These are just a few of the major things, but is not comprehensive.
I would never trade my iPad Air for it, but playing around with it is fun, and different

I agree that they're not the right device to replace an iPad for some people yet, but that's how Microsoft always does things.

For their first release of a product at least, Apple would rather not include a feature at all, if they don't have it perfected.
Microsoft seem happy to include a feature that works well some of the time, but maybe not always, and fix it up over time, rather than leave you without it entirely.

I think in a couple of years, Windows 8.x or Windows 9 devices are going to be quite desirable if Apple keeps iOS as limited as it currently is.

 

[Blue Sun]

I just watched the ad.

It was bad. Why attack the iPad's battery life? My iPad 3 is currently at 13 hours of usage with 15 days and 9 hours of standby time, there is 29% of battery remaining. I'd imagine the new iPad Airs get even better battery life too.

I will post the usage screen if there is any doubt.

 

[dannyyankou]

Suck it Nokia

 

[Nahaz]

They did not want to promote Apple (by showing the logo) but the guy is clearly using an iPad (what else could it be?) and MacBook with a clamshell cover (to cover the recognizable aluminium body.)

It could be anything. You just assume it's an iPad by style. Look how thick the glass is for starters. No way that's and iPad.

I don't think Microsoft have a problem with showing Apple logo's. Just look at some of their other ads and they openly target the iPad (Multiple Account Ad) and Samsung Galaxy Tab (Excel Ad)

This ad in particular is just aimed at all tablets etc. The resemblance is just Microsofts way into tricking you thinking it's an iPad, being the biggest competitor after Android (Samsung/Google)

 

[Cyborg21]

I wonder does Microsoft know that you can use a bluetooth keyboard with iPad? Microsoft ads like ''Oh, our tablets have keyboards, keyboards improve everything. It's better than iPad, I swear!!!!'' I think this ads make Microsoft look silly and childish.

 

[Rossatron]

Same with the suface2. Instead of telling why it should but THIER tablet, they just tell me that I shouldn't buy an ipad :/ the advertising dept. at MS and Nokia sucks:|

 

[redkamel]

I call shenanigans on an Apple fanboy. Give an iPad to a kid with some game on it, and the iPad runs out of power after 5 hours. Try to do some work with it, like pages, and it'll run out of power after 8 hours of continuous use. There's a reason why iPads are kept charged at Apple Stores, and a reason why you'll often find iPads and iPhones out of power at Best Buy. It really depends on what you do, and how much graphic power you're using. I'm not saying the Nokia tablet is better, but you should never say never.

I highly recommend you spend a little (and I do mean a little) time with "the New iPad", a.k.a. the iPad 3. Ridiculously short battery life, runs hot, actually shows battery charge state drop while it's plugged in as you use it.

I have used iPad 3 extensively. It is good for a whole day of mobile use. Can you sit and use it for 8-10 hours straight off of battery? No. Can I surf the internet for 2 hours at home, then work for 2 hours in a coffee shop, then game an hour on the way home? Sure. Easily. I don't know any other tablets that can do that. It is certainly not how it is portrayed in the commercial. I just took my iPad out of town for the weekend. Didn't have to charge it once. I did all my email and some gaming, as well as typed a short document.

iPads are kept charged at the Apple store because people use them all day and they are constantly running video. The best buy ones run out because no one uses them.