If you haven’t had the opportunity to check out Microsoft’s new commercial, featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld – check it out below:
Some people apparently enjoyed this ad, but, really, I have never seen Jerry Seinfeld so unfunny. The whole time watching, I was waiting for a rib-tickling line, or at least a smirk-worthy barb, but neither was to happen, and it’s sorely disappointing. Was this really the best they could do to compete with Mac’s popular ad campaigns?
You could say I’m bipartisan in the whole Mac versus PC debacle, but I found this new Microsoft ad to be simply sub par – especially after so many tech blogs abound spent time hyping up the Seinfeld-Gates partnership.
Well, watch it for yourselves. Am I wrong? Is it good?
Saturday, 6. September 2008
Yeah it’s good. They’re just focusing on being funny instead of trying to snipe Apple. I’m going to say it’s a little post-modern image management – making Bill Gates look human and a bit more accessible than the $53 billion dollar oppressor of a competitive and consumer-friendly software market that lots of people think he is.
Thursday, 11. September 2008
@Nate – Thanks for your thoughts. I was surprised they couldn’t put out something more funny with a talent like Seinfeld – but I do agree this new approach humanizes Gates more than we have seen in the past.