Seinfeld - Gates Commercial Take 2: Better; Still No Windows

Iria · Sep 12, 2008, 06:31 PM

Perhaps stung by the criticism of their first Seinfeld - Gates commercial, Microsoft on Thursday night showed off their second in the series during CBS' Big Brother. The ad was simultaneously uploaded to YouTube, and is titled "New Family -- Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates (Long Version)."
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Source: Tech-Ex

ExitiosuS · Sep 12, 2008, 07:35 PM

lol... I actually liked it. :/

I enjoyed the set up.

OmegaRED · Sep 13, 2008, 07:01 AM

Yes, it was a huge improvement over the pointless one. I'd actually sit through this ad despite the long run time (I'd watch it once anyway). I see where this is going and I guess we can look forward to more "Bill and Jerry's excellent adventures"

Iria · Sep 13, 2008, 04:00 PM

Hahah, good one (Bill and Jerry's Excellent Adventures). But can we stop seeing Gates wag his butt or try to dance?

I did laugh a couple times at this one, and I think it was much improved. Even Gates seems less stilted, though he still ain't no actor.

ExitiosuS · Sep 13, 2008, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Iria

Even Gates seems less stilted, though he still ain't no actor.

This keeps coming up, Gates being an actor; what exactly are we comparing him to? This isn't a movie or anything major, it's a commercial. Of all the commercials that make it on TV, how many use real actors? All these stupid family commercials like Swiss Chalet, Pizza Hut, etc... all have such crappy, phoney actors...

But then Gates is in a commercial and everyone's rating him up as an actor. He's not an actor and not supposed to be one, he's just the face everyone recognizes and equates to Microsoft. They can't use Tom Cruise and call it a Microsoft ad and then go, "But now there's an actor!" Bill Gates being in the ad itself is what makes it a Microsoft commercial.

He's a philanthropist and a businessman, not an actor. No reason to be comparing him to real actors.

The commercial was funny and made one think of Microsoft without ever saying Microsoft. That's what makes it so amazing.

OmegaRED · Sep 14, 2008, 01:04 AM

Pretty much everyone with a computer already runs Windows and unless they specifically name drop "Vista" then I don't see how it will be an effective advertising campaign. Perhaps, I dunno, this is just the first stage and future ads will cut to the chase.

Sep 12, 2008, 06:31 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Seinfeld - Gates Commercial Take 2: Better; Still No Windows Perhaps stung by the criticism of their first Seinfeld - Gates commercial, Microsoft on Thursday night showed off their second in the series during CBS' Big Brother. The ad was simultaneously uploaded to YouTube, and is titled "New Family -- Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates (Long Version)." ________________ Source: Tech-Ex

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OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,626 Rep Power: 171 System Specs	Yes, it was a huge improvement over the pointless one. I'd actually sit through this ad despite the long run time (I'd watch it once anyway). I see where this is going and I guess we can look forward to more "Bill and Jerry's excellent adventures" __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Sep 14, 2008, 01:04 AM	#6
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,626 Rep Power: 171 System Specs	Pretty much everyone with a computer already runs Windows and unless they specifically name drop "Vista" then I don't see how it will be an effective advertising campaign. Perhaps, I dunno, this is just the first stage and future ads will cut to the chase. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Sep 12, 2008, 07:35 PM	#2
ExitiosuS Simian Masterpiece! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, Ont. Canada Posts: 358 Rep Power: 59 System Specs	lol... I actually liked it. :/ I enjoyed the set up.

Sep 13, 2008, 04:00 PM	Thread Starter #4
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Hahah, good one (Bill and Jerry's Excellent Adventures). But can we stop seeing Gates wag his butt or try to dance? I did laugh a couple times at this one, and I think it was much improved. Even Gates seems less stilted, though he still ain't no actor.