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This article literally doesn't mention Macs beyond the title, and in fact states that Belichick is going back to printed photos rather than any technology optio

by dchuk 10y ago

This article literally doesn't mention Macs beyond the title, and in fact states that Belichick is going back to printed photos rather than any technology option. I realize the title is a play on the "guy hates windows so he must be a mac guy" but in this case it's just plain wrong and clickbaity BS.

slap_shot 10y ago
To that point: every photo or video of Gillete Stadium's offices I've seen has shown he and the entire coaching staff uses PCs.
sigmar 10y ago
Agreed. Furthermore, the Arstechnica article seems to point to the WiFi as the main issue. >Microsoft's hardware isn't necessarily the culprit here, merely the victim. The NFL uses a lot of wireless hardware—communications headsets, public Wi-Fi networks, private networks for the tablets, networks for the press, and more. Moreover, key portions of the infrastructure, including the tablets themselves, are owned by the NFL itself. Belichick said that although the Patriots' IT person, Dan Famosi, did a "great job" of handling all the systems, he had no power to diagnose or fix problems with the league-provided equipment. http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/10/patriots-bill-belichick-dumps-surface-tablets-in-five-minute-rant/ http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/10/patriots-bill-belichi...
- robalfonso 10y ago
  I've got a friend who does wifi installs in stadiums and other large event spaces. This kind of install is the very definition of hostile networking environment. It cannot be easy to use lots of wifi devices with so many radios all blasting signals in a giant bowl. Whats more egregious is the short time span given to fix things. Either the NFL needs to open that up, or have a whole ops team who does it for the teams and has a SLA related to making it work. If I'm dealing with the pressure to perform that goes with running a NFL team, networking and communications infrastructure is about the last thing I'd want to worry about. Belichick is being quite restrained if he's only throwing the tablets. I'd probably crack it over my knee!
oh_sigh 10y ago
I agree with you, but to be fair even if he wanted to use a mac(or more appropriately an ipad), he probably wouldn't be allowed to because of the deal that the NFL made with microsoft.
- douche 10y ago
  Totally. This is a league that fines players for wearing cleats or sweatbands that are in non-sanctioned colors.

by dchuk 10y ago

slap_shot 10y ago

To that point: every photo or video of Gillete Stadium's offices I've seen has shown he and the entire coaching staff uses PCs.

sigmar 10y ago

Agreed. Furthermore, the Arstechnica article seems to point to the WiFi as the main issue. >Microsoft's hardware isn't necessarily the culprit here, merely the victim. The NFL uses a lot of wireless hardware—communications headsets, public Wi-Fi networks, private networks for the tablets, networks for the press, and more. Moreover, key portions of the infrastructure, including the tablets themselves, are owned by the NFL itself. Belichick said that although the Patriots' IT person, Dan Famosi, did a "great job" of handling all the systems, he had no power to diagnose or fix problems with the league-provided equipment. http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/10/patriots-bill-belichick-dumps-surface-tablets-in-five-minute-rant/ http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/10/patriots-bill-belichi...

robalfonso 10y ago
I've got a friend who does wifi installs in stadiums and other large event spaces. This kind of install is the very definition of hostile networking environment. It cannot be easy to use lots of wifi devices with so many radios all blasting signals in a giant bowl. Whats more egregious is the short time span given to fix things. Either the NFL needs to open that up, or have a whole ops team who does it for the teams and has a SLA related to making it work. If I'm dealing with the pressure to perform that goes with running a NFL team, networking and communications infrastructure is about the last thing I'd want to worry about. Belichick is being quite restrained if he's only throwing the tablets. I'd probably crack it over my knee!

oh_sigh 10y ago

I agree with you, but to be fair even if he wanted to use a mac(or more appropriately an ipad), he probably wouldn't be allowed to because of the deal that the NFL made with microsoft.

douche 10y ago
Totally. This is a league that fines players for wearing cleats or sweatbands that are in non-sanctioned colors.