Microsoft Gates/Seinfeld ad 9191 Responses

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• rafalski

  Sep 5, 08, 6:24 a.m. – Permalink

• ian

  eh?

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 6:30 a.m. – Permalink

• jasontroj

  "The campaign, developed by ad agency Crispin, Porter + Bogusky, will cost about $300 million, a person familiar with the situation said last month."

  http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/ne…

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 6:32 a.m. – Permalink

• modern

  cringe worthy

  • $300 million worth of cringe worthy– Bluejam

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 6:33 a.m. – Permalink

• nikdaum

  This ad pisses me off. It's just so flat-footed.

  • No pun intended?– flavorful

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 6:35 a.m. – Permalink

• flavorful

  Haha, I thought it was pretty funny.

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 6:36 a.m. – Permalink

• SigDesign

  I thought he was going to ask something like... so when are you gonna make some computers that work without blue screens?

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 6:44 a.m. – Permalink

• d_rek

  C,P+B crapping out the shit that nobody else will.

  • +1– Point5

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 6:45 a.m. – Permalink

• fyoucher1

  I didn't understand what the whole point of it was. Was it an ad for Gates or for Microsoft?

  • I thinks it's the intro to a more direct series of ads to come.– ETM

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 6:47 a.m. – Permalink

• OnesandZeros

  saw it last night during the game. totally dreadful.

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 6:49 a.m. – Permalink

• moprints

  I don't like it, but i think its good that they are trying to make the company seem more human and light hearted ? Interesting direction.

  • But they're not that at all… so its just like being fed a bucket of lies and some poo– modern1/2

    Like Apple really is? Talk to someone who works there. Not all fun and games.– ETM2/2

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 6:49 a.m. – Permalink

• toe_knee

  yeah whats it for? corn dogs?

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 6:50 a.m. – Permalink

• boobs

  I don't get what that ad was trying to do. At all.

  • seems like marketing is not your thing.. :)– Meeklo

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 6:56 a.m. – Permalink

• kezza_2

  I like it

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 7:27 a.m. – Permalink

• MrDinky

  this seems like any other funny celeb filled corp video that MS shot with Gates.

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 7:30 a.m. – Permalink

• morilla

  It's for Vista and it runs perfectly parallel along the lines of that OS. Fail.

  • +1– MSTRPLN

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 7:36 a.m. – Permalink

• flashbender

  As one report about this said: "Nothing says 'Brand of the 90s' like having Jerry Seinfeld as your pitchman"

  • spot on!– OSFA

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 7:39 a.m. – Permalink

• Lestrade

  I think this is great. Completely irreverent and bizarrely hilarious. Microsoft needs to change their perception from monolithic business-demons if they're going to remain competitive in a market that is, in many case, fast leaving them behind. This sort of self-deprecating approach is a great first step. I love the semi-slogan, "Future. Delicious." It makes almost no sense at all yet is very captivating.

  CP+B turned Burger King into a newborn giant, so I'm really interested to see what they do with this account.

  • you sir, have an odd sense of humour– flashbender1/9

    Hey look Jnr! a U!– flashbender2/9

    Here, here!– flavorful3/9

    If they want to be competitive, why not make a better product?– SigDesign4/9

    you thought that was irreverent and bizarrely hilarious? You need to get out more.– morilla5/9

    Because marketing isn't always about a better products, it's about a better sell. I don't agree with this approach, but it happens. This isn't a product ad, per se. It's a company ad, a personality ad. The Vista-specific stuff will come later. I imagine this will be a long-running campaign.– Lestrade6/9

    "Completely irreverent and bizarrely hilarious" thats what it tried to do… it failed– modern7/9

    Its funny how most Vista bashers have never even used it.– ETM8/9

    For the record, I'm a Mac user but have Vista installed on one machine. I think it's quite a leap from the bad old days of a few years ago. Keep in mind that this is the first ad in a long campaign (as I said before). And hey, we're talking about it, aren't we?
    – Lestrade9/9

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 7:41 a.m. – Permalink

• d_rek

  I don't think Burger King becoming a newborn giant is a good thing... and C,P+B is a fucking sweatshop. I have insider infoz.

  • I've heard some bad stories as well...– OSFA

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 7:47 a.m. – Permalink

• kezza_2

  they are a great agency. I've spent a couple of days there. Sweatshop or not looks ficking great on your CV

  • hea, hea!– OSFA1/2

    Yeah, i'm just not crazy about the amount of pointless ad and pr campaigns they spin.– d_rek2/2

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 7:53 a.m. – Permalink

• flavorful

  It's a commercial ... about nothing.

  • +1– cashface1/3

    I think you just captured it. I almost forgot the whole Seinfeld is a 'show about nothing.'– ETM2/3

    *chuckles– Complexfruit3/3

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 7:57 a.m. – Permalink