“Microsoft Surface Pro 4 owners are up in arms over what they claim is an ongoing epidemic of screen failures blighting their expensive fondleslabs.,” Shaun Nichols reports for The Register.
“Disgruntled punters on the Redmond support forums and the dedicated independent website FlickerGate.com say their tablets are prone to a hardware glitch that causes the display to become blurry or annoyingly flicker, rendering the gear useless,” Nichols reports. “The electronics cockup was first complained about around this time last year, however, the underlying issue doesn’t appear to be fixed, and people are to this week upset that their tablets are still going bonkers.”
“They claim the touchscreens usually go nuts one to two hours after powering up, making the screen all but impossible to read and operate. This usually kicks off after about a year of use, we’re told,” Nichols reports. “Over on FlickerGate.com, netizens allege they have had to have their screens replaced multiple times, only to have the flickering problem return. Some folks have even stuck the slabs in freezers to cool down the hardware to, in some cases, alleviate the issue.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: They ought to stick their heads in freezers in the hope that’ll jar them awake.
Get a real iPad Pro, dummies!
SEE ALSO:
NFL extends deal to saddle league with Microsoft Surface tablets for 6th year – December 5, 2017
Microsoft’s defective Surface scandal intensifies – August 15, 2017
Leaked Microsoft memo reveals failure-prone Surface Book suffers from high return rates – August 14, 2017
New England Patriots coach Belichick on Microsoft Surface tablets: ‘They’re just too undependable for me’ – October 19, 2016
New England Patriots’ coach Belichick: Microsoft Surface breakdowns are common – January 26, 2016
Microsoft pays $400 million for product placement; Surface tablets fail during Patriots vs. Broncos playoff game – January 24, 2016
A single quarter of iPad Pro sales will exceed the total of all Microsoft Surface tablets ever sold – November 24, 2015
Microsoft pays $400 million for product placement, then NFL announcer calls Surface tablet ‘iPad-like’ on air – September 8, 2014
Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone says his Microsoft Surface tablet ‘didn’t work’ for portion of game – August 4, 2014
How Apple’s iPad is revolutionizing NFL playbooks for players and coaches – July 19, 2012
Miami Dolphins latest to replace huge paper playbooks with Apple iPads – June 24, 2012
Cincinnati Bengals go digital with iPad playbooks, join dozen other NFL teams – June 15, 2012
Denver Broncos NFL team transfers traditional playbooks to Apple iPads – April 23, 2012
NFL’s Tampa Bay Bucs give every player an Apple iPad 2 to hold playbook, video – August 25, 2011
NFL teams considering replacing playbooks with Apple iPads – February 4, 2011
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “TJ” for the heads up.]
Maybe they need new batteries, or the operating system does not have a battery management feature so the surface does what it does.
Then again it might be a feature, letting those who got suckered into it that they have been micro softied.
“fondleslabs” tee hee
Damn it, there goes Microsoft imitating Apple again. Man, that really infuriates me!
MS was making tablets before the iPad, Junior.
Unless you mean copying by making crap.
Stupid idiot.
… more witty repartee from our resident dipshit.
No surprise, even CR reported they were crap. Samsung’s explode, and people here whine about notches and surprise battery management. Not even Steve Jobs was perfect- though we will probably not see the likes of him again in our lifetimes, but I continue to stick with Apple, flaws and all.
Yes it really gives some perspective when you consider what the alternatives actually are, our complaints seem trivial.
I know. It’s a POS! That’s why. 😛
It is planned obsolescence
The following link fleshes out the problem.
https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/1/16958954/microsoft-surface-pro-4-screen-flickering-issues-flickergate
Perhaps Microsoft should stick to the software side of things. 😉
Their hardware is as good as their software.
Digital trends, April 2017, “8 annoying iPad problems” for some owners:
Can’t connect to Wi-Fi
Screen freezing during use
Battery life is poor, drains when charging
Smart Keyboard not working
Unable to view and play videos
iPad Pro won’t charge
No app or system sounds
All these are occurring for a subset of owners.
Oh and let’s not forget iPhone battery gate, currently causing the threat of a class action lawsuit.
So I guess by your logic here, iPad and iPhone are POS and the people who buy them are dummies!
Thanks for helping me to understand clear logic.
Now maybe we can talk about growing up?
I’ve never had any of these problems with any iPad I’ve owned since 2010.
Understood. And I’ve never had the screen problem with both surfaces I’ve owned.
Which is exactly why MDN calling every user a dummy for this isolated issue is completely off base, not to mention rude and immature.
Thanks for helping me make the point.
It is a miniscle amount. Didn’t apple once have a screen issue with MBP’s?
Yes. And the issues I’ve mentioned above. And Apple has bricked large sets of iPads with iOS updates. And we could go on.
The point being – this comment by MDN is immature and in a bubble.
Oh yeah..and also:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/28729968#message28729968
and…
“Apple has not been without its own GPU-related problems. Apple is on the tail-end of a repair authorization extension for machines up to and including some 2013 MacBook Pros that could experience forced restarts, crashes, and graphic distortion.” (source: Appleinsider.com)
Ones of people are affected!
Microsoft can’t make good hardware much less good software!
Forbes.com:
“Apple confirms iPhones have serious problems..iPhone X Forgets To Be A Phone”
hundreds of owners have complained on Apple forums that their pocket supercomputer cannot accomplish the most basic task that even a $10 phone can manage, namely taking an incoming call.”
Where’s the report on this MDN?
So hypocritical.