NFT: M$ - No more Seinfeld ads
 

http://valleywag.com/5051455/microso...elled-tomorrow

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I found them entertaining, but pointless.

FYP

It was definitely better than the pretentious, misleading Apple ads.

I thought the ads were ridiculously pointless and reeruned... To spend that kind of money on a ad that doesn't sell anything... wat?

Misleading?

Very misleading.

They have to run these ads past test audiences. I'm sure tinyevel would agree with me. Then they would have never been aired. Or re-shot a different way.

That ad was confusing and disappointing. Microsoft dropped the egg on that one.

I'm interested, care to explain?

Yes. The apple ads say untrue things and attempt to pass them off as true.

:spock:

::sigh:: nevermind.... idiot.

I kind of enjoyed them, but I've always had a soft spot for stuff that makes me think 'wtf?'

Microsoft loses some of their ability to complain about that after their Mojave ads...and I ****ing hate Apple.

Yeah I saw one of those. It was like the computer world version of those stupid pizza hut pasta ads. Hilarious! LOL U USIN VISTA NOT SO BAD EH LOL?

Microsoft Vistas "Hidden Camera" Ad:


Guy in suit: You've been testing this new software for a half-hour now. Did you know that you're actually using Microsoft Vistas?

Test guy: Actually, I haven't started yet. The software is still loading.

I thought the MS ads were an attempt to deflect some of the 'evil empire' reputation and cast themselves as 'not the PC guy from the Mac ads'. Clumsy execution.

When are the f***ing dudes from the Mac and PC ads going to die?

Thos things have been running like Eleventyfive years now. And they aren't humorous at all.

The same day that the Sonic guys die in a fire.

At least it's better than the "DUDE! You're getting a DeLL!!" moron.

"In the mood for charbroiled? Welcome to Sonic."

That's the next round.... "Hi, I'm a PC, and I've been made into a stereotype".

Word is, they're going to attempt to parody the Mac ads now.

Do they truly forget the adage, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"? If you're not worried about Mac, do your own thing. That's why I liked their Seinfeld ads. But, alas, it seems they are worried.

It seems like every 6 months Apple ups the "how much a commercial can suck" ante and never fails to overachieve.

Now we can argue the nuances of the Windows/APPLE "how much your adds blow" debate for years...

As insufferable as the Mac adds are you think Gates need to mimic every single move Apple does would finally hit a dead end...

Depends.

Their PC vs Mac ads leave much to be desired since they started. However, their product ads are among the best.

I'm posting from a Mac.

I still hate their (newer) iPod and Mac commericals...

The new color nano commercial? The Macbook Air commercial?

They're pretty good.

No they aren't.

I heard somewhere (maybe here?) that those Sonic commercials are filmed in Lee's Summit. I wonder if that's true.

Speaking of Sonic, one finally opened up here in August. There had never been a Sonic within 150 miles of Chicago before, yet they've advertised enough that everybody's heard of them. My wife always drives me nuts wanting Sonic whenever we go to Missouri - of course, to me, it's just friggin Sonic - I've eaten at them all my life - who cares? But when they opened the new one up here, they had cars lined up for hours before it even opened, and the wait was HOURS LONG, all day, for weeks. They actually had to snake two lines of cars (one for parking, one for drive-thru) through a nearby parking lot. All that over a friggin Sonic. :spock: The wife was pestering the hell out of me to take her there, but there was no way I was going to wait two hours for a damn cheeseburger. We finally went one night when it was pouring rain and were able to get in.

Never underestimate the power of (apparently very) effective marketing.

People eat food there? It's all about the drinks and ice cream treats

They actually have pretty good burgers, IMO. Not quite as good as Wendy's but better than Burger King.

Oh, and those Seinfeld/Gates commercials were lame. Good riddance.

Given those choices I'd swallow the beer can to my left full of cig butts and hope Doc Emmett Brown and his time-traveling-delorian could find a way to turn it into usable energy before I died...

Not big on fast food, eh? :D

Would anyone else ravage the sarcastic wife sonic lady?

The whole Seinfeld MS ad campaign is a microcosm of the way MS handles their entire computing platform.

You say to the man who ate (and I have witnesses) Arby's, and only Arby's, for over 62 hours...

I always found those commercials easier to take when I changed the channel to the test pattern.

Anyone know where to catch them? They're the ONLY commercials I've seen in forever.

Maybe I was the one guy in their target audience, but I skip EVERYTHING, but if I catch a glimpse of Jerry or Bill in passing through, I'd hop back and give it a glance.

Those Sonic ads are actually quite brilliant. TJ Jagadowski is a master improviser and his Chicago shows always sell out. The ads themselves are improvised and range from amusing to hilarious. It's easily one of the best ad campaigns on television and I don't understand how anybody could hate them.

The Mac-PC ads were clever at first but now are boring and overdone. That being said, John Hodgman (the guy who plays the PC) is absolutely brilliant. Anybody who has not read The Areas of My Expertise needs to run out and buy it right now. It's hilarious.

He's also great on The Daily Show.

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Man, I just saw why they ditched the Seinfeld campaign.
Their new commercial where they introduce 'the PC' and point out how he's been made into a caricature, and then follow up people announcing their flaws, saying 'they're' a PC.

Trenchant.

Does this mean they're not gonna make delicious edible computers?:rolleyes:

There are few ad campaigns that deserved to be cut more than this one.

New MS Ads:

http://gizmodo.com/5052051/microsoft...ut-not-hodgman

They at least have a point. Unfortunately, I don't think I'd want to use Windows after seeing the commercial.

Does this mean Seinfeld is officially no longer funny?

Cause I always thought he was funny.

Who decided he's not funny now?

I did.

His show sucked. Overrated.

+1 on the Hodgman book. It's free on itunes as an audiobook, too.

If by free you mean $12.95

Yeah, sorry about that. He offered it free for a while. Looks like that window has closed, huh.

Still a good book. Learned a lot about hobos.

Just tell M$ to get to the point. How much will it cost?

The edible computer?

What were they selling?

The hell if I know. I just went them to stop wasting peoples time with cryptic ads.

Hipster backlash.

better then the jerry/bill ad but still boreing

http://gamextract.com/?p=2687

It is sad when Bill Gates is funnier (unintentionally) than the professional comedian. And I'm not talking about the commercials.

Hell yes! Molly Erdman.

http://www.mollyerdman.com/uploaded_...892-741796.JPG

For a great Molly Erdman skit...

http://www.mollyerdman.com/

Scroll about 2/3 of the way down to blog post "The Video. Here."

The trouble with the Mac/PC guy commercials is that the PC guy seems likeable and the Mac guy seems like a douche.

I would ravage that pale bitch.

Your hand is a pale bitch?

there advertisements can't be any worst then there keynotes poor poor christopher lloyd will we ever forgive you........

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I'm kind of disappointed to see Microsoft give up on these ads. They were so utterly pitiful and unfunny that it actually made or fascinating T.V.

And to all of you saying the Mac/PC ads are played out, I disagree. They are brilliant and effective. Why should Apple let up on them? The new one where PC "banishes" Mac is great. I will admit the pizza box one is kind of weak, though.

I also love the Sonic ads, they never get old.

So you really like Herman ****ing Edwards then?

Those Sonic commercials make me want to go on a shooting spree at Sonic HQ and the ad agency that came up with that stupid shit.

What he said!