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Microsoft Enlists Seinfeld for Ads
http://online.wsj.com/ article/ SB121928939429159525.html?mod=rss_media_and_market...
Microsoft is turning to Jerry Seinfeld to star in a new $300 million advertising campaign, one of the largest in the software giant's history.
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WSJ: Microsoft using Seinfeld as Vista pitchman in $300 million ad campaign
http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/techtracks/2008/08/21/...WSJ: Microsoft using Seinfeld as Vista pitchman in $300 million ad campaign Posted by Benjamin J. Romano Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will headline Microsoft's upcoming $300 million Windows Vista ad campaign, along with Chairman Bill Gates, according to
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Why Jerry Seinfeld?
http://perezhilton.com/2008-08-21-why-jerry-seinfeldWhy Jerry Seinfeld? Filed under: Jerry Seinfeld > Business Blitz Lame move, Microsoft! According to the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft doesn't like being 'cast as a stodgy oldster' by Apple's advertising and has turned to Jerry Seinfeld. Oh, so they
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permalink to Jerry Seinfeld: Microsoft's Screen Savior?
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b25259_jerry_seinfeld_micros...Jerry Seinfeld: Microsoft's Screen Savior? Today 8:27 AM PDT by Gina Serpe Nancy Kaszerman/ZUMA Press Proof, if need be, that you can be a multimillionaire and still be a sellout...not that there's anything wrong with that. Jerry Seinfeld, who popped
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What's the deal with Seinfeld doing ads for Microsoft?
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/08/21/whats-the-deal-with-seinfeld-...Filed under: Humor, Odds and ends Microsoft has set aside $300 million for an ad campaign featuring once-funny comedian Jerry Seinfeld in a series of advertisements targeting Apple. [Insert "master of his domain" joke here. -Ed.] According to
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Old, Slow, and Dumb
http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/blog/blogView?showComments=tr...I think the title describes what's happening to Microsoft now that Gates has moved on. The company has been too big for its own good for awhile now, but without Gates to lend some direction, they've turned into IBM (but the one from the early 80's, not
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Microsoft to Try "Going Hip" with Seinfeld Ads
http://technologyexpert.blogspot.com/2008/08/microsoft-to-tr...Let's be honest: even if you use a PC you have to admit the Apple "Get a Mac" ads are hip, funny, and clever. Despite my PVR, I will stop in the middle of a commercial skip and watch a new "Get a Mac" ad. The latest "Get a
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Microsoft has Seinfield help battle Apple in new ads
http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/microsoft-has-seinfiel...Section: Computers, Software / Applications Long annoyed with Apples barbs and those Get a Mac ads, Microsoft has called in the help of comedian Jerry Seinfield for their latest ad campaign. Along with retired Bill Gates, Seinfield will be helping to
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Daily Must-Reads
http://www.spectator.org/blogger.asp#14207Microsoft looks to Seinfeld, yada yada... ÃÂ Turns out free speech is helpful ÃÂ Rove on convention goals ÃÂ Apparently theres still nothing funny about Obama ÃÂ Somalia no better off ÃÂ Statist games...
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FBLA Gets the Scoop on Microsoft's New Campaign About Nothing.
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/news/fbla_gets_the_sco...FishbowlLA has an exclusive on who will be joining Jerry Seinfeld in Microsoft's new ad campaign.Our insider says the whole campaign is focused on 'everyday' people using Windows in real situations. Some of the options the agency has been floating
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Now Well Get to See Even More of the Naked Cowboy
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/08/company_town_3.htmlMEDIA Jerry Seinfeld will appear with Bill Gates in Microsoft's new $300 million advertising campaign, despite the fact that he is totally a Mac guy. [WSJ] Urgh. The Naked Cowboy is getting his own American Idol-style reality-TV show wherein he will
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Seinfeld and Celebrity Computer Endorsements [Updated]
http://www.globalnerdy.com/2008/08/21/seinfeld-and-celebrity...Updated! Hello, Boing Boing readers! (And thanks, Cory!) I've added a whole whack of new videos to this entry including John Cleese's 1980s ads for Compaq, Tom Baker's ads for Prime Computer, plus celebrity ads for Intel Centrino, Apple and Nintendo DS.
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Microsoft Taps Seinfeld to Get Serious with Apple
http://cultofmac.com/microsoft-taps-seinfeld-to-get-serious-...Microsoft Taps Seinfeld to Get Serious with Apple August 21st, 2008, Lonnie Lazar Image via Wall Street Journal Microsoft is launching a $300 million advertising campaign featuring Jerry Seinfeld to try and slow the juggernaut that has seen Apple take
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More Proof Microsoft Is Stuck In 90s: Seinfeld Ads
http://www.therawfeed.com/2008/08/more-proof-microsoft-is-st...In case there are any doubts that the company is still stuck in the 1990s, MICROSOFT HIRED JERRY SEINFELD as the face of its $300 million advertising campaign to hawk Windows Vista. Here's the incomprehensible part: The 54-year-old has-been (who always
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Microsoft Enlists Jerry Seinfeld
http://bink.nu/news/microsoft-enlists-jerry-seinfeld.aspxMicrosoft Enlists Jerry Seinfeld Posted by Sumeeth Evans about 18 hours ago with no comments Filed under: Microsoft Corp Microsoft weary of being cast as a stodgy oldster by Apple Inc.'s advertising, is turning for help to Jerry Seinfeld. The software
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Microsoft Enlists Jerry Seinfeld
http://bink.nu/news/microsoft-enlists-jerry-seinfeld.aspxMicrosoft Enlists Jerry Seinfeld Posted by Sumeeth Evans about 12 hours ago with no comments Filed under: Microsoft Corp Microsoft weary of being cast as a stodgy oldster by Apple Inc.'s advertising, is turning for help to Jerry Seinfeld. The software
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Building Windows, not walls
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1548The Wall Street Journal is the second publication to report that Microsofts soon-to-be-launched coolness campaign will use the slogan Windows Not Walls as its rallying cry. (Heres the first report in AdWeek citing that same slogan.) I dont care who ad
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Microsoft Recruits Seinfeld For Windows, Not Walls, Ad Campaign
http://www.gearfuse.com/microsoft-recruits-seinfeld-for-wind...Microsoft no longer wants to sit idly by as Apples advertising campaign bashes it, making it look like an old geezer in front of all those hipsters who watch TV. Everything about Microsofts $300 million advertising campaign has been quite hush hush,
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Apple Slapped with 3G iPhone Lawsuit: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer August 21, 2008
http://www.shellypalmermedia.com/2008/08/21/apple-slapped-wi...If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. MICROSOFT (NASD: MSFT) will enlist JERRY SEINFELD for a new advertising campaign. The campaign seeks to divert attention from the popular Mac vs. PC commercials and
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Microsoft to use Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Gates, and $300 million to battle Vista woes
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-to-use-jerry-...The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Microsoft is launching a $300 million ad campaign starting September 4th. The ads will star none other than Jerry Seinfeld, whos reported to be receiving about $10 million. Not bad, eh? The campaign is being
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Seinfeld to Shill for Microsoft. Not That There is Anything Wrong With That.
http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/08/seinfeld-takes.htmlMicrosoft has hired Jerry Seinfeld as a pitchman, the Wall Street Journal reports. The comedian will be the face of Microsofts $300 million push to sell the brand beginning September 4. The choice is part of Microsofts never-ending effort to combat a
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Seinfeld and Gates vs. Apple
http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=2429Seinfeld and Gates vs. Apple Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 6:10 am Categories: Thoughts Tags: Advertisement, Apple Inc., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes So, one of Microsofts counterattacks to Apples successful Mac vs PC ad campaign will have Jerry Seinfeld
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First Bytes: Microsoft, Yahoo, Intel, Oracle, Apple
http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/the-tech-observer/2008/...- Microsoft has enlisted comedian Jerry Seinfeld to help it shed its dowdy image. Question: Does the MySpace generation even know who Jerry Seinfeld is? [WSJ] - Todd Teresi, a key ad executive at Yahoo, is the latest in a long line of recent departures
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Jerry Seinfeld: Microsoft's New $10 Million Pitchman
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/21/jerry-seinfeld-micr...Microsoft Corp., weary of being cast as a stodgy oldster by Apple Inc.'s advertising, is turning for help to Jerry Seinfeld. The software giant's new $300 million advertising campaign, devised by a newly hired ad agency, has been closely guarded. But
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Jerry Seinfeld: Microsoft's New $10 Million Pitchman
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/21/jerry-seinfeld-micr...Microsoft Corp., weary of being cast as a stodgy oldster by Apple Inc.'s advertising, is turning for help to Jerry Seinfeld. The software giant's new $300 million advertising campaign, devised by a newly hired ad agency, has been closely guarded. But Mr.
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Does old content have a bright future?
http://www.murketing.com/journal/?p=1464In the WSJs story today about Seinfeld doing ads for Microsoft, I thought the most interesting thing was this bit, toward the end, about the state of Seinfeld ten years after the sitcom ended: After 10 years of reruns and only occasional appearances by
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Which Do You Like Better, Steve, No Mac for You! or Vista Not That Theres Anything Wrong With That
http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080821/seinfeld/The success of Windows is our number one job. With SP1 and the work weve done with PC manufacturers and our software ecosystem, weve addressed device and application compatibility issues in Windows Vista. Now its time to tell our story. In the weeks
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Jerry Seinfeld To Go To Bat For Microsoft
http://www.gottabemobile.com/Jerry+Seinfeld+To+Go+To+Bat+For...With all that talk about Microsoft spending $300 million to try and combat its tarnished image, that it largely allowed to occur without a fight, folks have been wondering just what the heck Microsoft would do. Well, it looks like theyve started to roll
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Not That Theres Anything Wrongwith a Mac
http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/08/21/not-that-theres-anyt...Can Jerry Seinfeld help Microsoft counter-attack against Apples hip, cool and successful marketing efforts? Microsoft clearly thinks the well-known comedian has the chops given it will reportedly pay him a cool $10-million to appear in a new advertising
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Microsoft signs Seinfeld in Anti-Mac campaign
http://www.9to5mac.com/seinfeld_hahaMicrosoft has hired Jerry Seinfeld to be the face of its new counter-offensive-cum marketing campaign. The oh-so-cool Microsoft will spend $300 million on a series of ads on the theme of 'Windows Not Walls" (I'm yawning already, but there it is).
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What is the dealwith Seinfeld as a pitchman for Microsoft?
http://venturebeat.com/2008/08/21/what-is-the-dealwith-seinf...I can hear it now: What is the deal with Apple? They dont sell Apples. Why call themselves that? Yes, ladies and gentleman, Jerry Seinfeld is Microsofts new pitchman. Microsoft is still being very secretive about its new $300 million advertising
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Microsoft Hires Seinfeld To Make It Cool. But Is Seinfeld Still Cool?
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/8/microsoft-hires-seinfeld-...It turns out there's a whole new part of Microsoft's $300 million attempt to become cool (beyond the "See? Look! People don't really hate Vista, they just think they do!" ads we've already discussed): a huge new ad campaign featuring Bill
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Seinfeld to host the Microsoft Makeover
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9760Seinfeld to host the Microsoft Makeover Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:02 am Categories: General, Apple, Microsoft Tags: Advertisement, Campaign, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Sam Diaz Finally,
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