Comments on: It’s Over For Seinfeld, But Crispin Porter Keeps Microsoft Business

By: The worst Microsoft ads of all time | Technology Impacts

The worst Microsoft ads of all time | Technology Impacts — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:11:31 +0000

[...] Skipping forward a little, we have last year’s attempt to mix things up by having Bill Gates (who had, by this time, retired from day to day work at Microsoft) appear alongside comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who was reportedly paid $10m for his appearance in a trio of ads. The campaign’s creators said it was a “teaser” that was meant to “get the conversation going again about what Windows means in people’s everyday lives”. Instead, it left millions of people confused and the campaign was axed just a couple of weeks later. [...]

By: The worst Microsoft ads of all time @ Technology News

The worst Microsoft ads of all time @ Technology News — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:15:25 +0000

[...] Skipping forward a little, we have last year’s attempt to mix things up by having Bill Gates (who had, by this time, retired from day to day work at Microsoft) appear alongside comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who was reportedly paid m for his appearance in a trio of ads. The campaign’s creators said it was a “teaser” that was meant to “get the conversation going again about what Windows means in people’s everyday lives”. Instead, it left millions of people confused and the campaign was axed just a couple of weeks later. [...]

By: Ballmer’s “Apple Tax” campaign « Technical Conclusions

Ballmer’s “Apple Tax” campaign « Technical Conclusions — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:09:54 +0000

[...] came the Seinfeld commercials. Microsoft apparently paid Seinfeld $10 million for this campaign. I always thought it was is [...]

By: New Microsoft Ads Point Out, Cough, High Cost Of Macs

New Microsoft Ads Point Out, Cough, High Cost Of Macs — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:23:30 +0000

[...] our coverage of other recent Microsoft ads here, here, [...]

By: The Commercials – let’s call a spade a spade | artificial ignorance

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:30:38 +0000

[...] I think of Arrington as the most influential technology journalist on the planet. Period. So for Arrington to say this, “I can’t wait to see what comes next.”, [...]

By: Burger King Launches A Perfume That Smells Like Meat. Crispin Porter Must Be Behind this.

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:40:46 +0000

[...] is infamous for creating the Subservient Chicken for Burger King. But they were also behind the ridiculous Microsoft advertisements featuring Jerry [...]

By: Jetztream » Blog Archive » Bring on the fake John Hodgman!

Jetztream » Blog Archive » Bring on the fake John Hodgman! — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:03:28 +0000

[...] marketing plans, axing Seinfeld due to the first two commercials’ unpopularity and contemplating firing ad-agency Crispin Porter. (Crispin must be laughing about that one, as it banks its nearly $300 million, no doubt locked in [...]

By: l6p.net :: Blog Archive :: No more Seinfeld in Microsoft Commercials

l6p.net :: Blog Archive :: No more Seinfeld in Microsoft Commercials — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:23:44 +0000

[...] No more Seinfeld in Microsoft Commercials http://www.tech...icrosoft-busine... [...]

By: Who Are the Richest People In Tech? « Canggih Laksana

Who Are the Richest People In Tech? « Canggih Laksana — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:22:30 +0000

[...] has once again released its list of America’s richest people and, not surprisingly, Bill Gates topped the list with an estimated wealth of about $57 billion. But Gates isn’t alone as the only technology titan [...]

By: הפרסומות החדשות של אפל | עומר פרצ'יק

הפרסומות החדשות של אפל | עומר פרצ'יק — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:15:12 +0000

[...] לאחר שהקמפיין הלא ברור זכה לקיטונות של ביקורת באינטרנט החליטו האחראים על הפרסום במייקרוסופט לגנוז אותו וכמה שיותר מהר. [...]

By: Nem com Seinfeld a fazer propaganda o m$-vi$ta lá vai « O Vigia

Nem com Seinfeld a fazer propaganda o m$-vi$ta lá vai « O Vigia — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:14:01 +0000

[...] ninguém percebia, parece que até já isso nem sabem fazer, agora só mesmo corromper com dinheiro, também não funciona e como tal Seinfeld já era.Mas depois daquele parece que há mais que se sinta à vontade para ser [...]

By: Microsoft Should Look To Ask.com For Commercial Ideas

Microsoft Should Look To Ask.com For Commercial Ideas — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:46:16 +0000

[...] of Microsoft’s recent botched campaign featuring Bill Gates and Seinfeld. Microsoft has since shifted the campaign in a more successful direction (many think the shift occurred ahead of schedule, though the company [...]

By: Pues supongo que si soy… « El Rincón del Ornitorrinco

Pues supongo que si soy… « El Rincón del Ornitorrinco — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:05:42 +0000

[...] menos estan mejores que los otros con Jerry Seinfeld. Algunos diran misa, pero hace rato que no veia comerciales mas malos que [...]

By: Richest people in tech? « Will Scully-Power’s Blog

Richest people in tech? « Will Scully-Power’s Blog — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:37:03 +0000

By: Quelles sont les plus grandes fortunes Tech ?

Quelles sont les plus grandes fortunes Tech ? — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:07:25 +0000

[...] a publié sa liste des personnes les plus riches aux États-unis; pas de surprise, Bill Gates est en tete de liste avec une fortune estimée à $57 milliards. Mais Gates n’est pas le seul géant Tech à [...]

By: Geek And Poke

Geek And Poke — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:57:03 +0000

Great PR…

Good bye Seinfeld (see TechCrunch)? Download seinfeld.comicdoc…

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:57:50 +0000

LOVED the ads. HILARIOUS!!!

By: NoBS

NoBS — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:46:29 +0000

Seinfeld is just such a douuuche!!!! he is sooo bad don’t know why anyone finds him funny, besides he’s such an arrogant ass.. thinks he’s gods greatest gift to his planet

By: In Microsoft’s Advertising Corner, Ultimate Fighting Champion Rashad Evans

In Microsoft’s Advertising Corner, Ultimate Fighting Champion Rashad Evans — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:10:03 +0000

[...] looks like Bill Gates finally found someone who can fight for him. Now that Microsoft killed those awful Seinfeld ads and is finally punching back against Apple on the advertising front, it has someone you don’t [...]

By: AntyWeb | Archiwum » Microsoft rezygnuje z Seinfelda – ciąg dalszy kampanii

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:52:58 +0000

[...] dotyczące nie tyle jej wykonania, co pomysłu i niejasnego przekazu dla odbiorcy. Aczkolwiek, Micheal Arrington powołując się na swoje źródła pisze, że podobno kampania idzie zgodnie z planem, a udział [...]

By: Eating Cacti For Breakfast! » Bill Gates WAS funny

Eating Cacti For Breakfast! » Bill Gates WAS funny — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:50:31 +0000

[...] What the hell happened to the new advertising campaign by Microsoft starring Bill gates and Jerry Seinfield. So Microsoft decided to stop the campaign? [...]

By: Huh. Those Mac Ads Aren’t As Funny Any More.

Huh. Those Mac Ads Aren’t As Funny Any More. — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:34:36 +0000

[...] that’s what Microsoft and their pushing clients to the edge advertising agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky were aiming for, it’s [...]

By: Microsoft: Gates vs. Seinfeld - Ads about nothing | holgr.com

Microsoft: Gates vs. Seinfeld - Ads about nothing | holgr.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:57:59 +0000

[...] we go again. After the news came out that Seinfeld won’t be in the next commercials, here are the first new, Jerry free ads (the [...]

By: Funcoder Technology Blog » Blog Archive » Microsoft Finally Get How to Advertise the Windows

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:43:09 +0000

[...] just didn’t get the Seinfeld adverts, they were just to out there. But the new Microsoft adverts I like a [...]

By: New Microsoft Commercials Are Live - Technology Info

New Microsoft Commercials Are Live - Technology Info — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:05:39 +0000

[...] Microsoft Commercials Are Live Sep.19, 2008 in Around The Blog The three new non-Seinfeld commercials, which the New York Times described earlier this week, still don’t talk about [...]