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Title: Microsoft Ads - WTF??? Over!
Post by: Melbosa on September 12, 2008, 09:51:44 AM
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/)

Check them out above.  The Shoe one is the first one, and the House one is the second one.  All I can say is WTF - fire the marketing team!
Title: Re: Microsoft Ads - WTF??? Over!
Post by: Lazybones on September 12, 2008, 09:57:12 AM
I thought the first one was just a lead up to something, however the second is more nothing.

Probably doesn't help that I hated the Jerry Character from Seinfeld and only watched it for the other characters. I don't think I ever found Jerry funny.
Title: Re: Microsoft Ads - WTF??? Over!
Post by: Mr. Analog on September 12, 2008, 09:57:53 AM
Yeah... these are worse than those awful Sony commercials last year...
Title: Re: Microsoft Ads - WTF??? Over!
Post by: Darren Dirt on September 12, 2008, 04:32:44 PM
"Bill Gates Does The Robot In Latest Windows Ad"

http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210601357

ummm... yeah...
Title: Re: Microsoft Ads - WTF??? Over!
Post by: Tom on September 12, 2008, 10:48:16 PM
The sad part about all this, is I bet it'll turn into another set of viral videos. Too many people like this sort of thing. :(
Title: Re: Microsoft Ads - WTF??? Over!
Post by: Mr. Analog on September 12, 2008, 11:29:35 PM
No I think MS screwed the pooch on this one...
Title: Re: Microsoft Ads - WTF??? Over!
Post by: Tom on September 12, 2008, 11:33:09 PM
Maybe, but I've seen lots of positive reviews from people. Heck, Engadget seems to be enamored.
Title: Re: Microsoft Ads - WTF??? Over!
Post by: Darren Dirt on September 13, 2008, 05:56:46 PM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on September 12, 2008, 11:29:35 PM
No I think MS screwed the pooch on this one...

"New Seinfeld, Gates Microsoft ad kinda sorta makes sense"
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/webscout/2008/09/seinfeld-gates.html
(anyone else think Gates looks kinda skeletal/dead in this one? Ironically, just above was a banner ad for the new Ricky Gervais comedy, "Ghost Town (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995039/)" o_o ;D )
Title: Re: Microsoft Ads - WTF??? Over!
Post by: Tom on September 15, 2008, 09:51:18 AM
Something which surprises me somewhat, Penny-Arcade didn't out "WTF" the MS ads:

(http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2008/20080915.jpg)
Title: Re: Microsoft Ads - WTF??? Over!
Post by: Darren Dirt on September 15, 2008, 05:02:29 PM
I admit I did like the Grandma character.

Then again, on the weekend I was reminiscing fondly on the Wikipedia article for "Mama's Family" so it could be connected...

Haha, "connected" I didn't even mean to say that...