Microsoft Ads - WTF??? Over!

[Melbosa]

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!

[Lazybones]

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.

[Mr. Analog]

Yeah... these are worse than those awful Sony commercials last year...

[Darren Dirt]

"Bill Gates Does The Robot In Latest Windows Ad"

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

ummm... yeah...

[Tom]

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.

[Mr. Analog]

No I think MS screwed the pooch on this one...

[Tom]

Maybe, but I've seen lots of positive reviews from people. Heck, Engadget seems to be enamored.

[Darren Dirt]

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" o_o )

[Tom]

Something which surprises me somewhat, Penny-Arcade didn't out "WTF" the MS ads:

[Darren Dirt]

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...