Microsoft Hires Jerry Seinfeld and Gates to Challenge Apple Ads
It looks like Microsoft is going to finally battle those annoying Apple commercials we keep seeing on TV.
For a modest $300 million, Microsoft is going to launch their new commercial campaign starring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates. Seinfeld’s share is set to be around $10 million. Not bad for just standing there for a few seconds, blabbing about a computer and trying to brainwash viewers into thinking Vista is NOT annoying.
With Apple’s share of the PC world rising, Microsoft’s campaign is to be based on “Windows, Not Walls” and stressing the need to “break down barriers that prevent people and ideas from connecting.” It’s also going to try and help reverse people’s negative opinion on Windows Vista. Good luck with that.
I’m curious to see what Microsoft has up their sleeve with the Gates and Seinfeld combo. Seinfeld sure has the upper hand on Justin Long in star power. Hmm, maybe they should do a celebrity death match, like claymation, with Seinfeld and Gates teaming up against Long from Apple. Wait, Long needs a partner.
How about the old Dell dude? From the looks of things, he appears to be in need of a new gig. And at the end of the match, for some reason I see Gates coming out on top. Maybe he’s pelting the two dudes with iPhones or something, while Seinfeld chews on an iMac with his huge teeth.
Source: Engadget
