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- shutaro, on 09/18/2008, -4/+190One step closer to a sitcom starring the comedy duo of Seinfeld and Gates...
- TruckStuff, on 09/18/2008, -15/+167Good. The second one was a lot funnier than the first. Gave me hope for some giggles out of the campaign.
- zerocool1990, on 09/18/2008, -14/+127Oh thank goodness.. I loved those ads
- aftern9ne, on 09/19/2008, -14/+97I don't care if you don't like Microsoft or not, those ads are funny.
- DarkShroud, on 09/18/2008, -7/+90I'd watch it.
- warban, on 09/19/2008, -5/+83Speaking of PA: Someone on the forums there noted....
A big part of the ad was a stab at Jobs, his controlling nature within Apple, and his famous "reality distortion field". The old lady who'd been there for 12 years (the same number of years since Jobs returned to Apple) ran the whole show. She was doing the laundry, she was doing the yard work, she was fixing the car. She kept up the facade of a rather dated looking home full of people who were caught up in appearances (the neighbor's car) and the pretension of useless things like Greek coins, wine mustard and leather giraffes. When the old lady croaks, the place will fall apart. They had ***** pong to play (Macs suck at gaming) while Bill Gates had the most incredible game ever for the kid.
The first ad was a rip on the Apple Store - the fact you buy your computers from a place in the mall and they don't even fit you properly. Regular people pointlessly idolize them (the family staring through the window) and you don't get much for your money "Why pay more?"
Keep in mind the entire purpose of these ads is that they're a direct response to Apple's "Mac vs. PC" campaign, it's hardly a stretch to point out the statements being made about Apple vs. MSFT in them.
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=69 ... - DarkShroud, on 09/18/2008, -14/+80These ads rule. I love the subtle jabs at Apple that the average person at home doesn't get thus aren't affteced by. Unlike those pretentious Apple ads.
- supporter12, on 09/18/2008, -7/+67NOT, we were kidding it is canceled !!
WAIT! its not!
wait..... IT IS!!!!!!!!!!
not... - bluetytanium, on 09/19/2008, -1/+41Deep *****, man.
- oMeSSiaHo, on 09/19/2008, -0/+34You justs blew my mind...
- JollyDumple, on 09/19/2008, -7/+41http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/9/15/
Someone had to link that. - JohnLawson, on 09/18/2008, -6/+37One guy went as far as to say that Microsoft is copying Apple because apparently there like the apple advertising commercials.
I was thinking... Where in the hell did you get that from... - SemiSarcastic, on 09/19/2008, -4/+35Dear exclusive Windows, Apple, Linux users
Brand loyalty: it's only for stupid people. - jts8, on 09/18/2008, -7/+34-100 Bigtop points
- JohnLawson, on 09/18/2008, -6/+31I'd do her...
errr..
I mean, I'd watch that too. - JohnLawson, on 09/18/2008, -5/+30I was surprised that it had been supposedly canceled in the first place. No company commits 300 million to an advertising campaign and then just abandons it.
Some people might say Microsoft is an exception.... I guess not. - doom777, on 09/19/2008, -1/+26I'd watch reruns.
- Checkerd, on 09/19/2008, -4/+27I'd watch it two times.
- Asheis, on 09/19/2008, -3/+25well it was a valleywag article.. isn't that like.. the TMZ of tech news?
- Raiderkid6, on 09/19/2008, -0/+20Wow, that ACTUALLY makes sense now
- RIB08, on 09/19/2008, -3/+23I heard they were actually canceled but the Fed pumped 80 billion dollars into them late last night.
- whahaa, on 09/19/2008, -0/+19the internet jumped the gun?
oh well, i guess there's a first time for everything. - BrokenCircle, on 09/19/2008, -1/+18Yes really.
- DeathJux, on 09/19/2008, -0/+17Exactly. Each has strengths and weaknesses, so staying completely loyal to one is only putting yourself at a disadvantage.
- ry4nsm1th, on 09/19/2008, -0/+15They were cavemen.
- mateo60, on 09/19/2008, -0/+14Corporations aren't loyal to us, why should we be loyal to them?
- luap119, on 09/19/2008, -8/+21Good! I actually enjoyed the commercials thus far.
- ZeMoose, on 09/19/2008, -1/+14Yeah, I definitely didn't pick up on any of that from watching the commercials.
- doom777, on 09/19/2008, -1/+13Wait, but it was on the internet. It must be true!
- murrdpirate, on 09/19/2008, -0/+12Wow, were they really that subtle? Completely went over my head. How many people do they expect to get it?
- asskey, on 09/19/2008, -1/+13A for effort
- 2Deluxe, on 09/19/2008, -1/+13It was never intended to be a product placement, it was commercial branding.
- EggNogIceCream, on 09/19/2008, -1/+13Oh, yeah In the 2nd commercial, I wonder if eating the same food with little change (the added cheese) is like apple coming out with new products where the change is minimal like color.
- MaTT2011, on 09/19/2008, -3/+14Well then surely the majority of consumers can discern such buried and abstract meaning from these commercials, being that consumers are so amazingly intelligent.
/sarcasm
These commercials are way too out of touch and most people have no idea what the hell they are selling or saying. While they may be cute and inspire a few giggles, along with some extremely awkward cringe inducing moments, they just don't seem to further the hidden agenda some have been able to interpret from them. - coolesttech, on 09/19/2008, -3/+13Good, I liked the second Gates Stienfield ad, so I'm glad they aren't canceled. Normal people don't get them, but that's because they are aimed at geeks.
- F9Phoenix, on 09/19/2008, -0/+10Too late. I think that Bee Movie campaign was the final nail.
- mirot, on 09/19/2008, -3/+13i've never looked forward to a commercial like this before
- buckchoris, on 09/19/2008, -3/+12I didn't know bill gates could act as well.
- sougly, on 09/19/2008, -1/+10You got both "they're" and "you're" wrong.
- KibibyteBrain, on 09/19/2008, -2/+10They are really meant to increase confidence in MS brands for the purpose of markets MS doesn't already dominate, like mobiles, AV devices, etc. If people are down on MS, they might still begrudgingly use Windows, but it won't stimulate them to extend their relationship with MS products. Microsoft is just trying to clear their name, to help get a fresher start with consumers who might have misconceptions about their product...however, it will be interesting to see how this works as Vista is far from perfect yet.
- dtraneighty8, on 10/07/2008, -4/+12They're not meant to make you give up your Mac or Linux box.
- oolitic, on 09/19/2008, -3/+11Sometimes the internet just sucks balls. MSFT haters salivate at any opportunity to sling mud and will cling on to any sliver of bad news against it.
I work in the marketing field and believe it or not, this has been an extraordinary successful campaign as far as meeting the intent goes. I know it's hard to "get" but the intent has purely been to make this ad campaign a talking point. - DarkShroud, on 09/19/2008, -1/+8The First ad was taking shots at the Apple store, I'll let you figure them out. The second ad took shots at Jobs himself (the mean old lady whose been there for 12 years and is running everything.) and apple (the giraffe they claimed Bill stole). And then there is pumping up Windows, like how bill gave the kid some insane game.
In short it isn't sarcasm. - OneLess, on 09/19/2008, -0/+7One is British English the other is American English.
Crisis averted. - MillionsLivio, on 09/19/2008, -0/+6As you should, the Geico Cavemen tried real hard in the commercials to combat the stereotypical cavemen image and then you go and call him a sasquatch. Shame on your sir, shame on you.
- UncleRage, on 09/19/2008, -0/+6Ex Mac die hard that runs mostly vanilla x86 w/ Linux (except when I need CS 3 & Pro Tools) and I'm here to say... I love these; they're effing hilarious.
Yeah, I know that they're completely missing direction and point (from a "sell product X" mentallity); but, as 2Deluxe above noted... I view Microsoft differently now. Truth be told, these commercials sealed the deal that the Steve Jobs and Bill Gates interview a couple of years back started: Gates has endeared himself to me.
And as someone else above said... I'd watch a Gates and Seinfeld sitcom as well. The two of them are surprisingly charming in a goofy kind of way. - Spuy767, on 09/19/2008, -0/+6I believe that they're trying to limit defection.
- jazzbeaux, on 09/19/2008, -1/+6YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Hinducow28, on 09/19/2008, -0/+5"It'll be about nothing."
"nothing?"
"Nothing!"
"Brilliant!" - Shugii, on 09/19/2008, -1/+6lol sucks for you
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