In a business setting, there are many reasons you may have to use equipment or a program that doesn't work as well as you would like. Sometimes the boss is doing his brother-in-law a solid by purchasing the functional product, even though there is an exceptional alternative. But in the case of the NFL, it is because they were paid money.

A lot of money.

In a multi-year contract with Microsoft, the NFL has agreed to use the Microsoft Surface on the sidelines. For Bill Belichick, head coach for the Patriots, the failure of the product to live up to his expectations is too much.

“As you have probably noticed, I’m done with the tablets,” he said.

In response to Belichick’s comments, the N.F.L. emailed a statement that said: “Since Microsoft has been a partner of the N.F.L. and implemented their technology on our sidelines, the efficiency and speed of communication between coaches has greatly increased. As with any technology, there are multiple factors that can cause issues within our sideline communications system either related to or outside of Microsoft’s technology.”

Microsoft said in a statement: “We respect Coach Belichick’s decision, but stand behind the reliability of Surface. We continue to receive positive feedback on having Surface devices on the sidelines from coaches, players and team personnel across the league.”

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