YouTube Find: Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates Take 2 – “Why are we doing this, again?”
The second Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates commercial from Microsoft has been released – and…um…it’s a lot like the first one. So far, comments on other sites and on YouTube seem to indicate that people are liking this one a little more than the first one, and I think I would agree that it is slightly better…but still very weird, slightly off-putting, and not at all what I would have expected from Microsoft…and I don’t mean that in a good way.
This one clocks in at 4:30 – which is kinda long for a commercial. Take a look at it – and feel free to tell us what you think in the comments below.
Comments
zippi
September 12th, 2008 at 7:08 am
Only one thing I can say after watching that:
W T F
krye
September 12th, 2008 at 7:14 am
I still don’t “get” the whole marketing angle here. I don’t know what it’s doing for Microsoft, but it was kinda funny.
Rick O'Neil
September 12th, 2008 at 7:38 am
It’s kinda entertaining/amusing/funny… but I don’t think it’s a good marketing campaign.
James
September 12th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Personally I find the second ad even more disturbing and pointless… OK, it had a few funny moments, but overall it was disgusting. Maybe it will make sense later and in now does exactly what it was designed to do – make everyone talking and wondering about it, but I still think they could start off with something much, much better.
Bonnie I.
September 12th, 2008 at 9:01 am
Both of the ads are totally bizarre; I have to admit, I just don’t get it!
TPFolair
September 12th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Personally, I’ve never cottoned to forced comedic quirkiness. And why do we have to “humanize” Bill Gates in order to love Windows Vista? Makes about as much sense as voting for a presidential candidate you’d like to have a beer with.
tom
September 12th, 2008 at 9:38 am
hmm..just like windows…doesn’t work well with anything else…or make sense.
J&B
September 12th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
It’s rather funny, but I don’t understand the connection with Windows Vista. Maybe you have to see all the films (how many are there?) before you get it… But why make it so complicated? Just look at the latest iPod commercials – that are how it’s done!
JuniHH
September 13th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
One word describe the Microsoft campaing: Patetic.
ja
September 13th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
You have to wait for the upgrade for the ad to make sense!
duncan Malloy
September 14th, 2008 at 4:57 am
maybe it’s just the Beta version
ALEX
September 15th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
THIS WAS AS STUPID AS PC’S ARE ANNOYING