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Microsoft's Next Seinfeld Ad Airs: 'New Family'
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See, there you go. Your hanging on Jobs' jock strap! I mean, your saying, "Steve wouldn't do that, because Steve is SOOO smart, and Bill Gates is a STUPID! NANANANA"
It's not Apple nor Microsoft that "make" these ads anyway. And be honest, those Apple ads aren't the least bit smug? Pretentious? And they've been it to a dead horse that Vista "sucks" and Macs are cool and for college students!
I love Seinfeld. It's my favorite show ever. And these ads are almost like a little piece of the show is back. If they bring Jason Alexander into it, i'll **** myself.
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I just do not get these commercials... period.
I mean, if Microsoft likes to make 5 minute ads we don't understand... let them.
Put those millions of dollars in advertising to charity Bill.
I just do not get these commercials... period.
I mean, if Microsoft likes to make 5 minute ads we don't understand... let them.
Put those millions of dollars in advertising to charity Bill.
I doubt we'll be in the majority on this forum, but I really enjoyed this one. It's not swaying me to like Vista or MS, but it does show Gates in a positive and amusing way. If that is there goal then I think they did it.
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Soooo, using a PC is like living with a dysfunctional family???
Soooo, using a PC is like living with a dysfunctional family???
Loved it. Congratulations Microsoft.
For all the Apple fans who are automatically thinking its terrible, remember that everyone does good sometimes.
And for all the Apple fans who think I'm anti-apple... I have a Mac blog, and hated the first ad.
For all the Apple fans who are automatically thinking its terrible, remember that everyone does good sometimes.
And for all the Apple fans who think I'm anti-apple... I have a Mac blog, and hated the first ad.
Apparently, Microsoft is uploading these ads onto vimeo, inlluding the most recent one:
http://vimeo.com/windowsvideos
It's better quality than youtube, as well as the removing of the severe bandwidth issues that youtube constantly has.
Anyway, the ad really didn't per say advertise anything ("the ad about nothing"). It was kind of funny...
http://vimeo.com/windowsvideos
It's better quality than youtube, as well as the removing of the severe bandwidth issues that youtube constantly has.
Anyway, the ad really didn't per say advertise anything ("the ad about nothing"). It was kind of funny...
Well then again many of the Mac vs PC commercials make Macs seem pretty elitist.
I like how this ad is more developed than the first, but I think it still just leads to "Um, what did that have to do with Microsoft?"
I actually thought the first one was funnier. The ads do a good job of humanizing Gates, but it's unclear what that does for Microsoft as a company, especially as he scales back his day-to-day role there.
Initially after the first ad, I suspect that they could only possibly be enjoyable while intoxicated...
However, having tested this theory on the second ad, I find it making even less of an impact then the first. The only positive thing about the entire ad was Grandma...
Perhaps if she were in charge of Windows, something good would actually come out of it
However, having tested this theory on the second ad, I find it making even less of an impact then the first. The only positive thing about the entire ad was Grandma...
Perhaps if she were in charge of Windows, something good would actually come out of it
Microsoft as always...
If you follow the link in the article to microsoft.com, and you click a link at the bottom (say, gaming for everyone), safari sends a message that I a missing windows media player. Don't you think that their target audience would be for people that are either on macs, or switching to macs. Why would they limit the videos on the page to only "windows video player" enabled browsers, and not to the one that a beginning person on a brand new mac would use.
They are limiting how far their message goes, therefore cutting the people in their target audience in half.
I don't know about you guys, but I am not going to download windows media player for my mac... it's one of the reasons that I switched.
Additionally: having Seinfield in the ad doesn't make it funny automatically, and having them talk about him distracts from the ad.
If you follow the link in the article to microsoft.com, and you click a link at the bottom (say, gaming for everyone), safari sends a message that I a missing windows media player. Don't you think that their target audience would be for people that are either on macs, or switching to macs. Why would they limit the videos on the page to only "windows video player" enabled browsers, and not to the one that a beginning person on a brand new mac would use.
They are limiting how far their message goes, therefore cutting the people in their target audience in half.
I don't know about you guys, but I am not going to download windows media player for my mac... it's one of the reasons that I switched.
Additionally: having Seinfield in the ad doesn't make it funny automatically, and having them talk about him distracts from the ad.
Gates will be synonymous with Microsoft for at least the next decade, probably longer.
i liked it, it made me laugh a little
and like somebody said I can see where they're going with this
very clever
and like somebody said I can see where they're going with this
very clever
When I went to Microsoft.com it played as a flash video.
Where, exactly, did you see this?
Haha, I really like these ads. Maybe because I'm such a Seinfeld fan. Either way I'm not going to let my Apple bias get in the way, you guys should try it.
It'd be interesting to see how different this community would react if these were Apple ads featuring Steve.
It'd be interesting to see how different this community would react if these were Apple ads featuring Steve.
there are four buttons at the bottom, click any of them...
Might I add that the page is exactly formatted for my (large) iMac monitor, and when the window is made smaller, the window remains formatted for an iMac sized screen, not for the window... (just a comment)
Funny
Hey, they are funny. A bit. Okay, I like Seinfeld in most anything. Will it cause me to switch. Nah! Sorry Bill. It's not the ads that get people to switch. It's making a half decent operating system. Have you seen a Mac, Bill? They actually work. When you plug a printer onto the network, it assumes that hey, you may want to connect your computer to it without reading every manual known to man. Ease of use, Bill. Find out what people actually do with computers, make it easy and fun, and you'll get people coming back to Windows. You'd think you would've figured that out, they way you guys copy Apple so much. Geez!
Hey, they are funny. A bit. Okay, I like Seinfeld in most anything. Will it cause me to switch. Nah! Sorry Bill. It's not the ads that get people to switch. It's making a half decent operating system. Have you seen a Mac, Bill? They actually work. When you plug a printer onto the network, it assumes that hey, you may want to connect your computer to it without reading every manual known to man. Ease of use, Bill. Find out what people actually do with computers, make it easy and fun, and you'll get people coming back to Windows. You'd think you would've figured that out, they way you guys copy Apple so much. Geez!
They are just starting, but I there goal so far is to humanize Gates. I wonder if the whole series is not about directly selling Vista, but fixing the company's image. Starting with the MS' "poster child" is a smart move.