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hans

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Microsoft Commercial
« on: September 05, 2008, 11:51:01 AM »
Anyone else see this thing?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afR5J7eskno

I didn't quite get it. If it's supposed to compete against the Apple commercials, they have a long way to go.
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Re: Microsoft Commercial
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2008, 12:19:46 PM »
Wow, that wasn't even remotely funny or original.   Their only selling point to sticking with Windows is that future PC's might be made out of cake?
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Re: Microsoft Commercial
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2008, 12:30:52 PM »
It was humorous.  It is in keeping with Seinfeld as this is a commercial about nothing.
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Re: Microsoft Commercial
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2008, 12:38:23 PM »
Hmmm, I always thought the entire show was billed as a show about nothing.
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Re: Microsoft Commercial
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2008, 01:02:35 PM »
Quote from: Mike on September 05, 2008, 12:38:23 PM
Hmmm, I always thought the entire show was billed as a show about nothing.
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I thought it was a funny commercial.  Not sure if its effective for anything though, unless their starting a new initiative to boost brand recognition/awareness and this is just the first step.

also, 90 seconds? obviously its a made-for-the-internet spot... so who is the audience?
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Re: Microsoft Commercial
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2008, 01:08:48 PM »
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also, 90 seconds? obviously its a made-for-the-internet spot
Well I did see it on TV yesterday.

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... so who is the audience?
Us obviously.  We are talking about it which means the commercial was successful.
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Re: Microsoft Commercial
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2008, 01:41:29 PM »
Nah... the audience is average computer users that the Mac vs PC ads target. It's just marketing and branding.

We tend to base our decisions more on details since we all work on/with computers and pay attention to them. But Joe Schmoe doesn't and just buys primarily on marketing.
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Re: Microsoft Commercial
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2008, 01:46:04 PM »
A big part of name branding is just keeping it people talking and thinking about it.  While this forum may not be the best spot as everyone here wouldn't be heavily affected by the marketing, we could easily move onto a different venue (watercooler, other forum, etc) and be talking about it and have the simpletons over hear us talking about it.  So in effect we'd become the carriers of the virus.  Even if we don't get infected ourselves we help infect others.
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Re: Microsoft Commercial
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2008, 02:33:00 PM »
That was a terrible commercial.


..and btw, Larry David* has made 5 more seasons of a show about nothing, check out "Curb Your Enthusiasm"


*for those who don't know, Larry David is the co-creator of Seinfeld and the basis for the character "George"
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Re: Microsoft Commercial
« Reply #9 on: September 05, 2008, 06:45:44 PM »
um.....wow. nothing like pointless go nowhere talk with a unpopular comedien to sell ur stuff
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Re: Microsoft Commercial
« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2008, 03:30:12 PM »
I've seen a few of these and overall they're not bad. Nothing to do with Microsoft but slightly amusing.
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Re: Microsoft Commercial
« Reply #11 on: September 18, 2008, 07:55:59 AM »
...and they are dead

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/18/seinfeld_campaign_over/

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...the party with best reason to laugh is Seinfeld, who reportedly trousered $10m for his performance.
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Re: Microsoft Commercial
« Reply #12 on: September 23, 2008, 05:07:08 PM »
Have any of you seen the "I am a PC" commerical.  Now that is really well done.  I like that they aren't just trash talking Macs.  The message is a lot clearer then the seinfeld commericals.
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Re: Microsoft Commercial
« Reply #13 on: September 23, 2008, 05:18:42 PM »
Yeah... I liked the I'm a PC commercial, too. :thumbsup:

It doesn't trash macs, but it is an F-U to the mac commercial. "I am not a stereotype, bitches."
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Re: Microsoft Commercial
« Reply #14 on: September 23, 2008, 05:39:23 PM »
we need a "I'm a linux PC. I'm Mac's daddy"
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