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Microsoft Enlists Jerry Seinfeld in Ad War Against Apple
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I can't think of any comedian who is less funny than Seinfeld is right now. Every time he makes an appearance these days, I cringe. He almost ruined one of my favorite TV shows, when he showed up on 30 Rock. MS is making a terrible move using him, and once again I feel sorry for the company that just can't seem to ever be hip, no matter how hard they try. Poor MS.
As for Seinfeld always using a Mac on his show -- I can't decide if this will just make him look like a money-grubbing celebrity whore, or if it will be the one thing that actually works in MS's favor (former Mac guy switches to PC). Although will anyone care? Actually, if I was a PC-user, and then suddenly Seinfeld endorsed PC's, I would give them a second-thought after that...
As for Seinfeld always using a Mac on his show -- I can't decide if this will just make him look like a money-grubbing celebrity whore, or if it will be the one thing that actually works in MS's favor (former Mac guy switches to PC). Although will anyone care? Actually, if I was a PC-user, and then suddenly Seinfeld endorsed PC's, I would give them a second-thought after that...
So, the star of the show about nothing is being the spokesman for the operating system that has nothing to offer.
Yeah, you can make the argument about "selling out" and so forth, but really, for $10M I'd probably do it as well.
I'd have a hard time promoting a company I dislike but if it set me up for the rest of my life and allowed me to make the lives of my friends, family and others better, then I'd do it. Now as for Seinfeld, I don't know what his excuse is as he doesn't really need the money. 
Dane Cook.
Oops, sorry. You were probably pretty happy to not be thinking of him and I had to go and ruin it. Well, you did ask.
Well put. You beat me to saying this in the first post of the thread...
MS = FAIL
SEINFELD = SELLOUT because he always had a Mac.
I've managed to avoid everything Dane Cook's ever been in, so I wouldn't really know. I've heard terrible things, so he's quite possibly more worse -- though I would think he would at least be more relevant to today than Seinfeld, no?
Hmm. I may be in the minority here, but I have never thought of Seinfeld as funny. I always thought of the show as rather sad actually.
It may indeed turn out to be good for M$. However, don't call people fanboys because they don't like Seinfeld. Not everyone does.
I'm calling people fanboys not because they love seinfeld and he's with microsoft, but because no matter WHO microsoft would have hired to do this, most people on here would have criticized it.
Jerry has more money than Croesus, so why in the Hell is he stooping to this level?
It does make one go "Mmmmm".
I think it's great that Bill and Jerry are doing a spot for Microsoft. I bet they are really funny and help Microsoft out. You know just because we use Apple products does not mean that we can't enjoy a funny ad every once and a while.
You shouldn't be surprised. Remember he's only a comedian, although a very wealthy one but only because his TV show was a big hit. Jerry Seinfeld is not a very iconic figure anymore. It's not like he's Michael Jackson or Michael Jordan.
10 million! Pretty sure he's going to spend some of that money for new iPhone and iPod Touch for his friends and family. Plus update his Mac computers also.
So like 5 suped up Mac Pros then...
hehe
Maybe some would, but not all. Judging from some of the posts, there are a few who fit in that category. I, and many others I am sure, do not.
Both he and Kobe get mobbed when they go to another country, as evidenced by the love from the Chinese crowd. I'd say Nike is making quite a bit a money off of having the best international basketball player in the world sporting Nike everything...
I wonder why Microsoft is so sore that Apple is tarnishing their image. I think the release of Vista did that wonderfully already.
Apples adds wouldn't work so well if Vista wasn't a piece of garbage to begin with.
Apples adds wouldn't work so well if Vista wasn't a piece of garbage to begin with.
I am predicting a failure on this, just like everything Seinfeld has done since his show ended. Microsoft should have hired Larry David, the real talent behind Seinfeld.
Sorry, you're wrong. There are tons of people they could have gotten that would have impressed me -- and I would have gladly said "good for them!" There are also tons of people I don't even personally like, but I would have still thought "wow, smart move."
Seinfeld doesn't fit into any of those categories...