Dude... seriously... stop.

Whatever type of writer/reporter/news anchor you want to become, just stop. You're making other writer/reporter/news anchor wannabe's look bad.

This was horrible. I made it two and a half minutes into this and realized that I'd rather spend the remaining five minutes in search of a way for me to bite my own nose.

Take a lesson from the Seinfeld/Gates commercial: If you absolutely have to produce something horrible, throw in a few cheap punch lines to keep your audience amused enough to stick around.

A stupid 8 minute review of a 2 minute commercial? This was poor in every way. Stopped it at 92 seconds. Next time plan in advance what you're going to say and try not to look too creepy (get some advice and make sure to rehearse). Verdict: Video diarrhea.

I want my almost 8min back!

yeah, i saw the ad a few days ago and i wasn't impressed with it.

i think Bill Gates is a great guy but the ad could have been a lot better and without Seinfeld. in fact i could have provided a better suggestion.

people have never forgiven the Seinfeld show for not having African Americans or Latinos take part in their sitcom. plus Seinfeld was never funny anyways. it was always my opinion that his act was more of a whine-ediam, perhaps funny to the alcoholics.

therefore, one wonders what audience is Microsoft trying to capture by the ad.

one is left with the ending of Bill Gates rear end twitching. is it supposed to mean: "kiss it" or "smell it" or "see how big my butt is"

the world may never know.

I never understood the popularity of Seinfeld either but given the show's success they can probably do very well without your better suggestion. Then again I never understood Apple's marketing success by insulting potential clients. People must be really insecure in general.

What the ad specifically does is making fun of the oh so cool Mac type. You see one of the wealthiest men on earth in a penny store not giving a damn about being cool or hip. 2 guys outside of trendiness and need to impress.

i can see where yours persepctive is coming from because i noticed the same observations as well.

however, it is what people leave with at the end of the message that counts. and i left with an image of a shaking booty and a smelly ad.

unfortunately, the ad may actually hurt microsoft because it re affirms mac's ad as being cleaner, clearer and friendlier.

i think this is a 300 million dollar error. for this kind of money something more appealing could have been produced.

because there is so much garbage and low quality television, that it would have been easy to make something outstanding.

simplicity is what all americans living in a complex world are
seeking.

i don't see shopping in a discount store by the worlds richest man as a "down to earth" message.

however, i will admit that perhaps seinfeld is representative of the mac audience, white and upper class.

Geez... Ok, was that really a review? For the first 3 minutes it's a lame diatribe attempting to highlight the author's ability to use 'buzz words'. Lame review on a lame commercial. Honestly, the commercial was more amusing - though still pointless.

How about a short, simple ad with the Mac vs PC guys and the PC guy just beats the crap out of the Mac guy with a baseball bat?

Oh, so, in other words, you want the ad guy to try to do what MS tries to do with everyone in the industry marketplace through bundling requirements and effective market control where, if they can't buy them, they try to drive them out of the market.

...It might work.

But do they really need an ad to simply amplify that which most are already far too aware?

Why not just a 300 pound moron leaning on the little guy and simply saying "You WILL use Windows..." But again, it seems silly to spend big bucks to simply reflect reality.

I bet Tim didn't know that having hair covering one eye most of the time will make that eye not as strong as the uncovered eye. I had my eye doctor tell me that back when I was a teenager & my hair did the same thing.
But always messing with your hair to get it out of your eye is a good way to cover up having a tick. (tick, a physical action that is uncontrollable).
Hey, I'm not being judgmental really, it's just a reaction to the constant way he has to move the hair out of his way. I would part it in the middle so when it hangs down in my eyes, both eyes would go bad at the same time.

Next version of Windows to be "moist and chewy" (like cake) so says Bill's bum!

:-)

the commerical's are NOT Pointless..

you need to ask yourself why did MSFT release a commerical like this? what are they trying to achieve? is there something your missing? this Ad is NOT targeted to anyone who would read BetaNews. or considers themselves a Geek. your NOT the demographic these are targeted to.

what was the point of Geico's Caveman commericals? they were differn't... people started getting interested in watching them just to see what would happen next. they got such a following that ABC even launched a TV series based on them.I don't know the MS marketing plan, but I'm curious.. what's the next Ad going to be about.?

maybe you'll see them both get into a new Ford Car driving down the road.. that just happens to have Wireless internet, VOIP hands free calling + Navigation software that intelligently re-routes your trip based on traffic congestion and streams Audio from your home based Vista PC direct to your car driving down the road.. (MSFT did sign an agreement with both Ford & Fiat for some type of OS preinstalled to offer wireless type features in cars)

maybe the Ad shows the two sitting down to watch TV at home.. The TV is running a version of Vista, talks to the rest of your Home electronics.. if you think this is a joke.

"Microsoft Corp announced today (06/2007) an agreement with Sichuan Changhong Electric (a major Chinese TV manufacturer) to jointly develop entertainment products that will link the Internet, PC's and TV home entertainment systems"

"I still believe in our vision: a computer on every desk and in every home, all running Microsoft software" Bill Gates Oct 1995 fortune magazine quote.

this vision has expanded to every aspect of your life: your Car, TV, Refrigerator, Cash Machines, traffic lights, you won't be able to do anything without MSFT taking a cut

Great! Wow! Fantastic!

OK, folks have had a couple of years to try Vista.

And like the commercial, everyone is still waiting for the answer to the question "What are they trying to achieve?"

Unfortunately, from both the response to Vista, as well as to the commercial, folks are still wondering just what was the point... (other than 'purtiness')

Don't paint ourselves, the BetaNews readers, as smarter or unique than others. We just like to read the news here while others opt for something else. The ad, like Microsoft, is too wordy and lengthy. If Apple can achieve its intent with short and simple ads, so can Microsoft. Someone sold the money men at Microsoft how the credibility index of Seinfield will help Vista is silly. We don't even know if Seinfield is computer literate. :)

wow a 8 minute response to a 2 minute commercial not even the real media can do with with a presidential speech and you managed to outlast the event 4x, an event that was a commerical. Might I suggest you watch a movie or read a book its just a commerical.

This ad was pointless. If Microsoft wants people to actually start using Vista, then they should probably talk about, you know, Vista.

Honestly though, Tim's first podcast is also a bit of a disaster itself. What's with the hair??? It was so distracting and annoying.

But at least BN didn't spend $300 million on it.

Back on topic, I hope this series of negative reactions is expected by MS and the ad agency. If this is the case, I hope the subsequent ads will make us say "Ah! NOW I get it!"

Then again, they totally screwed up with the whole Vista campaign. So my expectation is kind of low right now.

The commercial is presented in HD....looks pretty good.

i think there are trying to promote microsoft in general, not just a certian product yet! like budwiser and gieco did with dumb a** comercials

This must have been shot with a home video camera. At first I blamed you tube for the fuzzy picture, but I just saw a cut down version on the TV as if it was a real commercial and the picture is still bad.

The way Jerry Seinfeld eats his churro in the beginning of the ad redeems the commercial right there....just Jerry Seinfeld physically being present for the ad redeems it. Far more interesting than the Apple ads.

Time for a haircut, eh?

That hair was so distracting, I had to stop watching. Tim for a haircut indeed.

Funny! I was the first to post to this article and it was a comment about the hair and it was cut by Big Brother! Yoo Hoo! Big Brother! Why aren't these comments being cut???

I said the same thing and then they magically started appearing again, they made up some crap about cutting the ones with profanity - an obvious lie. If they want to cut something offensive they should just delete Tim.

The only way I know this ad is about Vista, is by the glossier Windows logo at the end for about 2 seconds. And I'm sure many people won't know that is specifically the Vista logo, let alone the Windows logo. It could even be for Windows Server 2008 for all anyone knows. I have a feeling that it is supposed to be comical, but I'm not sure how. The only time I laughed was at the finish, about what a failure the ad was to promote any product.

Hey Tim - is that a combover your working on ?

HAHAHA...now THAT is a witty observation. I should have worn a hat...:(

lol

I see they have gone through the forum like good communists and deleted every reference to what a dork Tim Conneally is.

Why don't you guys just fake the forum from scratch?

I'm not ashamed of being a dork or anything...The comments that got modded down contained inappropriate language, is all.

That is a flat out LIE, but it's not your first and it won't be your last, so you probably didn't even notice you did it.

"Scores allow BetaNews moderators to rank comments on articles based on numerous factors including relevance, insightfulness, and language. "

Seems to me like it fit the relevence category.

If you don't know what you're talking about, please shut up. At least one poster acknowledged posting a comment about Tim's hair that included profanity and then editing his comment when Tim took action on the comment. Just because you didn't see the foul comments didn't mean that they were not there.

Blah, blah blah... why is this stupid non-story STILL at the top of the page? How about something that matters, BN?

We are more in agreement here. I like to hear more about fascinating technology.

ROFLMAO

that was great !

In a world where 98% of TV content is mindless
trash, and advertisements are made for trips to the bathroom, kitchen or the mute button, anything that can make the viewer actually pay attention for a full sixty seconds may be considered to be a true accomplishment of creativity.

It isn't until Seinfeld actually says the word "Microsoft" in the final ten seconds of the commercial that the viewer has any idea what's going on. And all of you sat there and watched it intently, trying to figure out what the hell this ad is about.

And now you're all in here posting comments about and deconstructing their commercial.

Based on that, I'd say the ad was a huge success for Microsoft and its ad agency. And that's really what this is all about.

Agree!

Wrong.

I will bet that most here have neither seen the commercial or really care!

That has never stopped anyone here from commenting on anything where emotion takes precedence over actual knowledge of any topic.

I think the adjustment of his underpants in answer to Seinfeld's last question was funny.
I mean how often do we have the chance to see Bill Gates shake his booty. LOL...

What was the reason for this ad? It does nothing except make both gates and seinfeld look dumb.

This has got to be the worst ad in the world. Even PC fanboys are poking fun at this crap. At least Mac ads have humor to them and you know what the heck Apple is talking about.

And if you think this is bad, just take a look at what else Microsoft has been up to:

http://macdailynews.com/...p/weblog/comments/18368/

(The Windoze GUI is an upside down Mac GUI, Microsoft got the mouse from Apple, Vista is a Mac rip and now this!)

"Microsoft got the mouse from Apple"

How? Ever hear of PARC?

Ever hear of innovation? Apple reeks of it.

By the way I just got a new Mighty Mouse today for my MacBook. It's awesome, you should try one.

I get sick of hearing this asinine response that only reinforces the ignorance of the very folks that continue to cite it!

One might better ask if Microsoft ever heard of XEROX PARC? As if they did, they had as little clue as what to do with the technology as Xerox did!

It only took MS ~10 years to simply make a sh!tty copy of innovations like a GUI that Apple actually brought to market instead of simply talking about it and scratching their @sses in a lab as Xerox did.

Its funny, as elsewhere on the site we keep reading of all the same genuiuses here who whine that patent law shouldn't protect simple ideas at the expense of those who actually produce something.

Well, Apple produced something. They assumed the financial risk of bringing a heretofore unknown technological innovation to market. It was ONLY after they succeeded that Microsoft simply copied what Apple actually had the cahonies to take a financial risk and bring to market!

So effectively, YES, MS got the mouse and the GUI from Apple. Apple didn't develop all of it, yet they did innovate and successfully turn the mouse and GUI from just a lab concept into a viable commercial product that was successful in the commercial market. And yes, MS copied it.

And MS doing what MS does well, they simply marketed it.

But I love your question: "How?" And that is exactly the point. You, and MS didn't have any idea of how to take an original idea and effectively turn it into an effective market product. But let someone else do the more difficult R&D and you and MS are right there to claim it as their own and make a premier reason to buy their derivative products.

"How?", indeed...

Its nice that fools such as yourself can quote phrases from history without having a clue as to the implications of the significance of that which they cite.

And Yes, Xerox Parc did develop it. Their problem was that they had their heads so far up their @ss that they couldn't figure out a viable way to actually employ it in a successful product!

Ooops! Gee, does that make a difference? Duh!

Deal with it fanboy.

"And Yes, Xerox Parc did develop it. Their problem was that they had their heads so far up their @ss that they couldn't figure out a viable way to actually employ it in a successful product!"

A good illustration:

http://x92.xanga.com/2a5...46580469/z108731962.jpg

mac adds are funnier but if they are the only reason people buy their products....well that's scary.

btw take away the hype and it becomes an ok add.

they also are very good with marketing...

if you run the numbers they supply a niche market(not talking about ipod) this means they can afford to do "innovative" things. It is much harder to do that when you have to please a far larger market.

"You, and MS didn't have any idea of how to take an original idea and effectively turn it into an effective market product."

How would you have *any* idea of my ability to "take an original idea and effectively turn it into an effective market product."? Back up your claim or cram it.

Fanboy? That's the first time I ever recall being called that and it points out to me just how clueless *you* are. Considering the source, I don't see any reason to take you seriously.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_(computing)

Know what you talking about.

Know why Macintosh mice only have one button? So as not to confuse the user.

"btw take away the hype and it becomes an ok add."

:|

I hope you don't mean the seinfeld+gates add, because no matter what you "take away" it is still pointless and lacks ANY humor whatsoever...

Mac ads are funny and make sense? I guess you missed the one about the "Vista Tea".

They might have been smart and funny for the first 2 or 3 ads, not they just stick the actors on the screen and let them jabber for 30 seconds. It's been beat to death and has even less to do with the actual computers than the Jerry/Bill ad does now.

Yes. They are funny. Maybe you should learn a thing or two about humor.

"How would you have any idea of my ability to take an original idea and effectively turn it into an effective market product?"

Look, anyone who depends upon Wikipedia to explain the history of the mouse to someone IS clueless!

And the fact was, the Mac didn't need a multi-button mouse any more than the resizing of the windows needed multiple adjustments to re-size to just large enough to include the contents without being too large or too small as is ALWAYS the case in Windows. And before you attribute a 3 button mouse to Windows, it was UNIX that brought it to the fore!

And mentioning Xerox PARC as if their complete and utter failure to take a concept (hell, ANY concept) and actually put it to practical use in NO WAY invalidates Apple's innovative use of the GUI - a technique Windows copied 10 years later! Duh.

Apple was responsible for seemlessly incorporating both a GUI and the mouse into their environment instead of treating both as secondary add-ons - just as Vista simply adds 'purtiness' to their OS without adding functionality.

Obviously you aren't confused,as you are too F#$%@ ignorant to even have a clue as to what you don't know!

Absolute nonsense!

Where did you learn econ? Humpty Dumpty Graduate School

A limited market allows for much less leeway as you lack the supporting sales of additional products that will act to subsidize innovative experiments. In a limited market, one mistake can be catastrophic as everything rises and falls on the success or failure of the device.

Apple has been responsible for plenty of effective innovation, whether you like them or not. Whereas MS has not innovated much of anything; instead simply being the 100 ton gorilla that arrives late to market and simply employs its massive marketing might - usually by buying a smaller innovator or by simply playing massive catch up - after all, who needs that Internet thing anyway? right????

Its one thing to be a fanboy, its another thing to be able to evaluate concepts without the blinders of brand loyalty.

Try it.

Dude, you still talking?! Man o' man, give it up come on! Nobody cares about your mighty mouse and your obsession with Apple! Sure they make good products but geez dude you gotta stop obsessing and turning every articles into this useless Mac vs. Windows battle. NO BODY CARES.

Yes. You are bland. Maybe I should.....ZZZzzzz

to each his own.

though i would love if gates just spoofed the apple commercials and punched the "mac guy" in the face. now that's quality television

you assume I actually like ms or apple. they are a means to an end... that's all.

your response has a bit too much emotion in it to be taken seriously.

I don't care if you like EITHER of them!

Which has nothing to do with the fact that you neither understand the market nor the process of technological development.

it's possible, but at the same time, same can be said about your understanding.

if you don't care, why the long response linking your argument to my fanboism?

And like them or not, Apple is also responsible for effectively introducing multi-touch screen technology to the marketplace as well - a trend that will be copied my most if not all as well.

So, b!tch all you like about Apple's business model (and there is plenty to b!tch about!), but you lack any basis for complaining about their innovative and effective implementation of technology.

What IS apparent is that even a one button mouse is far to complex for you! Deal with it fanboy.

Wow - you read the wikipedia page about the mouse - you ARE the master of the universe!

Because he's the resident BetaNews opinion police. And like so many others in positions of "authority", he is all too often guilty of the same behavior that he regularly admonishes others for exhibiting.

He's a legend in his own mirror... but we still love him. :)

Why not bring in Billy Mays TO YELL AT US FOR 60 SECONDS!

HI, BILLY MAYS HERE FROM MICROSOFT.

DO YOU HAVE A WINDOWS COMPUTER? ARE YOU SICK AND TIRED OF NOT HAVING A COOL INTERFACE LIKE THOSE SNOBBY MAC USERS?

(I can't go on... someone else pick it up.)

has this ever happen to you??

(insert random action normal to daily life)

OH NO!!!!

(insert solution which is most likely a resell of something already on the market)

profit

For once I agree with you!

You are seeing WAY TOO much in to this ad.

Also, please stick to posting, not videos.

Oh my.. Very very very weak. What was the point. Sheeeesh!!! To think an agency got paid big bucks for this makes me wanna puke!

An ad about nothing: First Seinfeld + Gates ad omitted Vista

It didn't omit Vista. That was the Vista insignia at the end or was it too subtle for you.

What average consumer is going to know that was a Vista logo, let alone a Windows logo?

I was puzzled by the ad. I didn't understand where it was heading. I still don't but perhaps future installments will head somewhere. I'm sure it was meant as a serial and not just the one commercial.
As far as putting down Tim, that is just uncalled for, its juvenile. I don't believe it really needed to be something to watch, just could have been audio and I didn't like his hair, but some of the comments towards him are really mean. Some people need to grow up (or if still a kid, need to learn some manners).

He made some good points, but it could have been shorter. It did get people talking, but not sure if its in a positive manner yet. The ad did catch my eye, but halfway through I just lost interest. Is that the message they want to convey that we lose interest with Microsoft?

Tim Conneally = EMO KID!

Tim Conneally, haha your special, get some ADD medicine and please never share your feelings again.

I just wanted to share my feelings on your feels. At first I was excited, But after 2-3 second I was very humored. about 15 seconds in I stopped it and pee'd myself laughing at you so hard. About 2 minutes later after changing I posted the top part of this. Calling you special is probably a bit harsh, but it's my feelings, Just as you post yours. About 4 minutes or so I finished reading peoples opinions, so I started watching it again. I got excited to laugh really hard again. But about a minute in I got bored and cried and punished myself to watch it all just so I could hope to get that one high again where I pee'd myself. In the end I was disgusted with my decision to watch this. I was saddened by having your mug in my head, oh the disgusting sight. In the final few seconds. Thoughts of suicide and murder came into my head. But then I realized I could just shave your ugly hair off and laugh at you. Unfortunately this was not all an dream. I can truly say I can never read anything you post again without laughing my *** off about how much of a dumb *** you truly are..

Delete #3 I cleaned it up!

Tim Conneally, haha your special, get some ADD medicine and please never share your feelings again.

I just wanted to share my feelings on your feels. At first I was excited, But after 2-3 second I was very humored. about 15 seconds in I stopped it and pee'd myself laughing at you so hard. About 2 minutes later after changing I posted the top part of this. Calling you special is probably a bit harsh, but it's my feelings, Just as you post yours. About 4 minutes or so I finished reading peoples opinions, so I started watching it again. I got excited to laugh really hard again. But about a minute in I got bored and cried and punished myself to watch it all just so I could hope to get that one high again where I pee'd myself. In the end I was disgusted with my decision to watch this. I was saddened by having your mug in my head, oh the disgusting sight. In the final few seconds. Thoughts of suicide and murder came into my head. But then I realized I could just shave your ugly hair off and laugh at you. Unfortunately this was not all an dream. I can truly say I can never read anything you post again without laughing my *** off about how much of a dumb *** you truly are..

Delete #2 I cleaned it up!

Cut the personal attacks people. If you disagree with Tim or one another, keep it at a high level of discourse which I know you folks are all capable of.

When you type something on the internet you place yourself into the eye of everything. If you do not want personal attacks at your character or about your personality. Do not post your opinion, and specially no videos of your opinion showing your quirky character. Life goes on. All journalists of any kind are criticized.

I'm not a fan of the presentation.

I'll withhold judgment, and anticipate that future podcasts will be of better quality as the poster becomes more comfortable with "public" speaking.

heh

I suggest you read the rules above the form which you type your comments. It's RIGHT THERE. Thank you, don't post the comment again, its being removed for a reason, and you know why.

I cleaned it up. I made it more into teasing then attacks.

It amazes me everyday how rude people are.

HAHAHA I missed the part where you "cleaned it up".

To justify rudeness by stating that one should not have typed or posted online is faulty logic. Humor/parody is something else.

yeah it would appear all decency and treating your fellow man with respect goes out the window when people hide behind a pc. I often take people's comments on the net with a grain of salt since most of them would not dare say them in real life.

There should be some rule where your responses should be formulated as if the person was standing in front of you.

ahh I took out all the bad words, and only made fun of his hair and that he needs ADD medicine. Seriously now those aren't foul language or personal attacks. There is many much worse then me saying I wanted to shave his hair off

Wow! I haven't seen a flame war like this in quite a while, but that's not saying much.

Tim Conneally, haha your a ***, get some ADD medicine and please never share your feelings again.

I just wanted to share my feelings on your feels. At first I was excited, But after 2-3 second I was very humored. about 15 seconds in I stopped it and pee'd myself laughing at you so hard. ABout 2 minutes later after changing I posted the top part of this. Calling you a ***, probably a bit harsh, but it's my feelings, Just as you post yours. About 4 minutes or so I finished reading peoples opinions, so I started watching it again. I got excited to laugh really hard again. But about a minute in I got bored and cried and punished myself to watch it all just so I could hope to get that one high again where I pee'd myself. In the end I was disgusted with my decision to watch this. I was saddened by having your mug in my head, oh the disgusting sight. In the final few seconds. Thoughts of suicide and murder came into my head. But then I realized I could just shave your ugly hair off and laugh at you. Unfortunately this was not all an dream. I can truly say I can never read anything you post again without laughing my a** off about how much of a dumb a** you truly are..

Ahh it got deleted, it was funny this time

I will know better than to click on a Tim video ever again, 5 seconds of his face and hair and I was puking all over. Yuck.

I'm not watching all of that podcast.

Plus: That's the worst commercial I've ever seen.

Tim Conneally, haha your a f**, get some ADD medicine and please never share your feelings again.

I just wanted to share my feelings on your feels. At first I was excited, But after 2-3 second I was very humored. about 15 seconds in I stopped it and pee'd myself laughing at you so hard. ABout 2 minutes later after changing I posted the top part of this. Calling you a f**, probably a bit harsh, but it's my feelings, Just as you post yours. About 4 minutes or so I finished reading peoples opinions, so I started watching it again. I got excited to laugh really hard again. But about a minute in I got bored and cried and punished myself to watch it all just so I could hope to get that one high again where I pee'd myself. In the end I was disgusted with my decision to watch this. I was saddened by having your mug in my head, oh the disgusting sight. In the final few seconds. Thoughts of suicide and murder came into my head. But then I realized I could just shave your ugly hair off and laugh at you. Unfortunately this was not all an dream. I can truly say I can never read anything you post again without laughing my a** off about how much of a dumb a** you truly are..

Not terrible. Just not what everyone was expecting. There's no way this was intended to directly sell. Instead, it is just to get people talking.

Most were probably hoping for some form of rebuttle against Apple's smear campaigns which have done major damage to the company's public perception even if some of them are falsehoods (some are completely valid). Denial is a great thing, huh?

Dude get a hair cut your video was more painful to watch than the Bill Gates and Seinfeld video. OMG

It obviously worked. At the length that this video is, I'm doubting that it will be on television - and if it is, it'll not be on for long.

But yeah, Microsoft just established that Jerry Seinfeld is doing commercials with Bill Gates, they don't make sense, thus people are excited to see what happens next to figure out what on earth Microsoft are doing.

And thus, an audience is established for a serial and thus Microsoft has their own unique ad campaign.

As far as Tim's analysis goes - ballsy of him because he did not look professional in the video (and BN does give the look of a proper journalistic site) and his responses are all over the place (but well spoken) ... part of me was hoping though that his response was supposed to be ironic.

I think "Huh?" sums it up pretty well.

Odd, quirky, asinine, irrelevant.....

Seinfeld isn't funny. Arrogant, smug, self-absorbed...sure, but not funny.

The only thing lacking that would truly augment its non-value is the presence of obnoxious ice queen Julia Louis-Dreyfus...

The commercial's lacking any kind of focus seems to be amazingly appropriate if for nothing else than the fact that it lacks any kind of focus.

Unfortunately, this lack of focus corresponds to a similar problem with Vista and Office. Its big, its fancy, its purty, while it also lacks focus and fails to provide for fundamental needs, information and granular control that should have been provided long ago instead of simply adding features few need or use instead of refining existing issues - sort of the same problem that Office suffers.

So, going with Seinfeld seems appropriate, although not in a way that will benefit MS.

And just like Seinfeld - the focus of the commercial is expensive, overblown, self-absorbed - and ultimately superfluous.

Agreed.

"I think "Huh?" sums it up pretty well."
Hilarious!

Tim,
I am amazed how you can sit there and bad mouth the Gates-Seinfeld ad while looking like a dork, needing a hair cut. You were constantly adjusting your hair so you could see. That got rather annoying. Get your f**king hair cut before you do another one of those!

Maybe it's like Andy Kaufman funny. When you see it you're just gap jawed and blinking, but a week or two later you grin, shake your head, and realize the joke was on you.

I just don't think Seinfeld is funny without Larry David writing his jokes.

An ad about nothing... Seinfeld was popular in the 90's, and has done little since. Is that what the "nothing" is?

Microsoft needs to come up with better ads than this one. I mean, who wants to hear Bill Gates saying how smart he is?

The show, Seinfeld, was billed as the most entertaining show about nothing.

Is that because it was the worst show about something, evor?

;-)

I thought the jerry seinfeld ad was hillarious actually.

Don't know what's wrong with you guys (probably it's me in fact) but I find this pretty funny (MSFT, no time for close to 8min of Tim...).

Well Vista is all about the frosting so this might not be as much a commercial as a mini documentary. Jerry is not alone as I too am anxiously awaiting the "Ace of Cakes" notebook but with Vista involved it might just look better than it tastes.

It worked. It's got journalists talking about it because its crap.

Even crap adverts work. They usually work best in fact.

Very, very, VERY weak... That agency is getting money for nothing.

Less than pennies to MSFT in the scheme of things. people talk about it, they win, regardless of how well the ads pulls it off.

But yeah, it was difficult to both understand the intended goals of such crap.

LOL@bothvideos