wlepse Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Just saw an ad for the Licoln MKZ and noticed that in the middle of the video they show an interior shot and the MLT has the dreaded black screen with Sync and Microsoft on it thought it is mising the "Performing Scheduled Maintenance" part but thought maybe Lincoln wass just trying to get new owners used to the idea of seeing the screen. ANyone else notice this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsons66604 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Just saw an ad for the Licoln MKZ and noticed that in the middle of the video they show an interior shot and the MLT has the dreaded black screen with Sync and Microsoft on it thought it is mising the "Performing Scheduled Maintenance" part but thought maybe Lincoln wass just trying to get new owners used to the idea of seeing the screen. ANyone else notice this? OMG! Can we find it on YouTube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlepse Posted November 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 This isn't the one I saw but about 27 seconds in you'll see the black Sync screen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Just saw an ad for the Licoln MKZ and noticed that in the middle of the video they show an interior shot and the MLT has the dreaded black screen with Sync and Microsoft on it thought it is mising the "Performing Scheduled Maintenance" part but thought maybe Lincoln wass just trying to get new owners used to the idea of seeing the screen. ANyone else notice this? Because they couldn't possibly just be advertising Sync, right? Why would they include an error in a commercial? Give it a rest please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr.edge Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Because they couldn't possibly just be advertising Sync, right? Why would they include an error in a commercial? Give it a rest please. Geez, lighten up. It's just product placement but maybe it's a little bit funny that the screen they decide to use is one that if a user is not having any problems, they're not likely to ever see. If you are having problems, then you see it all too often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlepse Posted November 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Because they couldn't possibly just be advertising Sync, right? Why would they include an error in a commercial? Give it a rest please. I never said the MFT/MLT was rebooting in the commercial and I am sure they put it there to advertise sync. If you look at my original post I did mention it was missing the performing maintenace part. I just posted it because I thought it was funny since many people are seeing a similar screen but not for the same reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Look - you guys weren't here last Fall/Winter right after the Edge debuted with all these problems so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. We've already been through the discussions on who's having problems and who isn't and what Ford should or shouldn't do about it. It's been debated back and forth ad infinitum and there's no reason to start it all over again - especially when Ford is actually announcing good news for a change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlepse Posted November 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Wow seems like you are overly sensitive. I posted this thread because I thought it was ironic they would chose that screen of all screens to show in their ad. To me it makes no sense, even if they were trying to advertise sync. It would have been a lot more impressive to people seeing the commercial if it had a full color screen, or showing some 3D map, giving you your 5 day weather forecast...anything really. If they really wanted to get the sync message across they are better off saying it than showing it...most peoples eyes will not be drawn to a black and white image unless they know to look for it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igcitng Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Did anyone notice that right before the screen that says Sync that there was a map up? I agree with akirby that it is a plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsons66604 Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Thanks for sharing the video. I'm sure other MFT owners can appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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