News NFT: M$ - No more Seinfeld ads - Page 2

**QuikSsurfer** · 09-18-2008, 04:57 PM

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

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Remember those awful Microsoft ads with Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates? Well, now you can forget them. Microsoft flacks are desperately dialing reporters to spin them about "phase two" of the ad campaign — a phase, due to be announced tomorrow, which will drop the aging comic altogether. Microsoft's version of the story: Redmond had always planned to drop Seinfeld. The awkward reality: The ads only reminded us how out of touch with consumers Microsoft is — and that Bill Gates's company has millions of dollars to waste on hiring a has-been funnyman to keep him company. Update: In a phone call, Waggener Edstrom flack Frank Shaw confirms that Microsoft is not going on with Seinfeld, and echoes his underlings' spin that the move was planned. There is the "potential to do other things" with Seinfeld, which Shaw says is still "possible." He adds: "People would have been happier if everyone loved the ads, but this was not unexpected." Update: CPB confirms that Seinfeld spots already in the can will not be aired.

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Zebedee DuBois · 09-18-2008, 05:41 PM

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.

Pablo · 09-18-2008, 05:44 PM

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.

teedubya · 09-18-2008, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by GonzoRox88

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.

**chasedude** · 09-18-2008, 05:56 PM

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

**Rain Man** · 09-18-2008, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Ari Chi3fs

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

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

**Bearcat** · 09-18-2008, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Zebedee DuBois

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.

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

Stanley Nickels · 09-18-2008, 06:04 PM

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.

**Rausch** · 09-18-2008, 06:06 PM

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...

**Rausch** · 09-18-2008, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Stanley Nickels

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.

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

irishjayhawk · 09-18-2008, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Rausch

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...

Depends.

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

**Rausch** · 09-18-2008, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by irishjayhawk

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...

irishjayhawk · 09-18-2008, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Rausch

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.

Pablo · 09-18-2008, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by irishjayhawk

The new color nano commercial? The Macbook Air commercial?

They're pretty good.

No they aren't.

Frazod · 09-18-2008, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Ari Chi3fs

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

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.

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.

**QuikSsurfer** · 09-18-2008, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by frazod

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.

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

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