Jerry Seinfeld Isn’t Coming Back to the Microsoft Commercials
by Peter Ha on September 17, 2008

We’ve confirmed with multiple sources that Microsoft will announce the second phase of their $300 million marketing campaign, which, unfortunately, axes Jerry Seinfeld. Waggener Edstrom confirmed the move tonight. According to WaggEd, Microsoft will spin it in a way that would make us believe that axing Jerry was the plan the whole time, which it is according to our sources out West.

It’s quite ingenious, really: create a silly commercial that everyone talks about and then yank it unceremoniously. They should bring in Kramer next.

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