Beast Mode meets Feast Mode in new Surface Duo commercial

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Surface Duo 2020 Opn (Image credit: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central)

What you need to know

  • Marshawn Lynch appears in a new ad for the Microsoft Surface Duo.
  • The ad shows Lynch multitasking to look at food.

Former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch is famous for keeping his mouth shut during press conferences, but a new ad for the Microsoft Surface Duo shows a different side of him. Instead of shutting his mouth, Lynch is opening it up for a delicious feast. The new ad shows Lynch using the Surface Duo to look at food on two screens at once.

Lynch kicks off the ad by tapping on a pairing of Pinterest and Microsoft Edge. This feature, which is unique to the Surface Duo, allows you to pair apps together to open side-by-side.

Lynch looks at a combination of mac'n'cheese and shrimp and grits for his feast. He then gets called back a set before getting to dig in, poor Beast Mode.

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The Surface Duo is on sale for $200 off right now, which is its lowest price ever. The unique device is built for productivity on the go. You can use it in several different postures, such as two vertical screens or two horizontal screens. The Surface Duo also works with the Surface Pen, allowing you to take notes on the go.

I'm not sure how many people will use the Surface Duo to browse food on two screens at once, but it's certainly a more streamlined way to browse through food for a feast.

Sean Endicott
News Writer

Sean Endicott is a News Writer at Windows Central, where he covers Windows 11, Surface hardware, Microsoft 365, AI, apps, and the broader PC ecosystem. Since joining the site in 2017, he has written well over a thousand articles across the Microsoft landscape, covering breaking news, analysis, and feature reporting.

He writes Windows Wrap, a weekly column covering the biggest stories in Windows and the PC industry, and what they mean for the platform going forward.

Before joining Windows Central full-time, Sean worked in journalism and media production after earning a First Class degree in Broadcast Journalism from Nottingham Trent University. Outside of tech, he is an award-winning American football coach based in Nottingham, England, and was named BAFCA Youth Coach of the Year in 2024.