On the heels of the second Gates and Seinfeld ad comes
the news that Seinfeld is being dumped. Here is a cynical
take on the matter from The Register
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/18/seinfeld_campaign_over/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/18/seinfeld_campaign_over/
>
Microsoft dumps hilarious comedy duo
Microsoft has ditched its Jerry Seinfeld-fronted advertising
campaign, after everyone thought it was crap.
According to Redmond's spinners, dropping the awkward,
unfunny, boring ads now "was always the plan", Valleywag
reports. A statement yesterday said: "We will be executing the
second phase of our advertising campaign tomorrow, as planned
from the start."
Etc.
My own take is that I think that the Gates and Seinfeld
"advertising campaign about Nothing" was hugely
successful. I am sure that marketing surveys would
show that approval ratings of Nothing have gone up
tremendously as a result of the campaign, and that in
fact some people now like Nothing better than Vista.
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