Comments on: Seinfeld/Gates Microsoft ads http://www.thewysz.com/wyszdom/2008/09/seinfeld-gates-msft-ads/ More than cats. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:37:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Mike http://www.thewysz.com/wyszdom/2008/09/seinfeld-gates-msft-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-988 Mike Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:53:18 +0000 http://www.thewysz.com/wyszdom/?p=490#comment-988 Entertaining? -- Absolutely. Anything with Jerry Seinfeld is usually gold (at least when he's not playing a bee). Bill Gates is also surprisingly funny and fresh. Effective at reversing negative brand connotations about Windows? -- Might be a good start, but they probably will have to branch out beyond just a few tv commercials. Bill Gates hasn't been the face of evil since the whole browser wars shenanigans. Steve Balmer, everyone's favorite <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvsboPUjrGc" rel="nofollow">sweaty maniac</a>, still seems like the bad guy. Entertaining? — Absolutely. Anything with Jerry Seinfeld is usually gold (at least when he’s not playing a bee). Bill Gates is also surprisingly funny and fresh.

Effective at reversing negative brand connotations about Windows? — Might be a good start, but they probably will have to branch out beyond just a few tv commercials. Bill Gates hasn’t been the face of evil since the whole browser wars shenanigans. Steve Balmer, everyone’s favorite sweaty maniac, still seems like the bad guy.

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