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It's starting to take shape now.
It's starting to take shape now.
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"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Bill is being AWESOME. I love MS so much more than Apple. Yes I do.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Hmmm. I don't like Seinfeld, and i don't like those commercials. I guess that's why, if they're trying to capture Seinfeldness in them
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WHEN WILL THE TWO HAVE GIGANTIC MAN SEX!!!! :MAD: :MAD
I was sure they'd turn it into a porno when the delivery kid came by.
"Wow two of the most successful people in their respective fields."
"I got nothing...now I must pay for this pizza with MY SCHOLONG "mand :mand: maangry
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You suck.Originally posted by snoopy369
Hmmm. I don't like Seinfeld, and i don't like those commercials. I guess that's why, if they're trying to capture Seinfeldness in them
Seinfeld and Gates hit the road for Vista
Posted by Ina Fried
Those left scratching their heads after Microsoft's first new ad may find themselves just as itchy after the follow-up spot.
The second in Microsoft's series of new ads airs Thursday night, featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld moving in with a family of "real people" in order to connect with them. The humor seems slightly better to me, but the references to Microsoft's products remain tangential.
In this spot, whose plot appears taken from every sit-com ever made, the two displace a adolescent girl from her room. In an effort to get her room back, she and her siblings set Seinfeld and Gates up as having stolen a family heirloom. That ultimately prompts Gates and Seinfeld to hit the road, with Gates taunting the girl on the way out: "You're not so real."
The latest spot is a two-part ad, with the first part showing on CBS' Big Brother. (an extended version with both parts of the ad should post tonight to Windows.com.) At the end of the new spot, Seinfeld again asks Gates to give him a sign if he's on the right track in guessing what's next. Thankfully, there was no repeat of the butt-wiggle. This time, Gates does his version of the 1980s robot dance.
The ads are the beginnings of an expensive and ambitious effort by Microsoft to try to reclaim the Windows image after letting rival Apple mock it for years.
As for the less than direct start, Microsoft spokesman Eric Hollreiser likens it to starting off a business presentation with a joke.
"It allows you to have a different kind of conversation after you've disarmed (the audience) a bit," he said.
While Microsoft isn't saying just when it will get more direct in its sales pitch, the ads are expected to start talking turkey soon.
"I know there has been some question about 'Is this it?'" he said. "No.""The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Seriously, these ads are genius. MS doesn't bother trying be cool, they know that's a lost battle, but instead they hit their sore point. M$ equals arrogance and power, so they let Mr. M$ (Bill "Aloof" Gates) engage in self-mockery and self-depreciation. Even if people don't appreciate the irony, it's hard to detect Evil Dull Corporation in the ads.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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to anybody who will flood my facebook profile with these ads!! :gggrrr:
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Who is flooding?"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Anyone who pretends they can fairly judge this ad campaign based on these first two spots is kidding themseves.Apolyton's Grim Reaper 2008, 2010 & 2011
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Who's pretending to fairly judge anything?
Asher likes them as a MS fan, I hate them as a Seinfeld hater. Cronos is annoyed about them because of FaceSpam. Jaguar thinks that FaceBook Apps are annoying.
Err, wrong thread
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Originally posted by Asher
Who is flooding? @ ColonTM
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... rehab Vista?Seinfeld got $10MM for this commitment. Microsoft finally decided they needed to answer the Apple ad series and try to rehabilitate the Vista's public image. And with their enormously deep pockets, we can expect to see a lot of these.
I would assume that the "Conquistador" is analogus to Vista, since like Windows, the Conquistador "conquers" markets... which would mean that Vista takes a while to get used to and "rides rough".
Basically what that ad told me was that Bill Gates buys terrible shoes, so you should buy terrible Windows products from him.-->Visit CGN!
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Actually, I didn't say anyone was. But since you ask...Originally posted by snoopy369
Who's pretending to fairly judge anything?
Asher likes them as a MS fan, I hate them as a Seinfeld hater. Cronos is annoyed about them because of FaceSpam. Jaguar thinks that FaceBook Apps are annoying.
Originally posted by Colonâ„¢
Seriously, these ads are genius.Apolyton's Grim Reaper 2008, 2010 & 2011
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Bill Gates doing the robot.
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Windows PC... Perpetually Connecting... I think the ad demonstrated that Windows FAILS to connect with the end user...
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