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Now it’s the blue screen of death for those Seinfeld ads

Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 19 September, 2008 to the comment subset

Just when I was eagerly anticipating the third of the Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld TV ads, word has it Microsoft has decided to can the undoubtedly well received series. I have no choice but to buy a MacBook now…

Microsoft’s version of the story: Redmond had always planned to drop Seinfeld. The awkward reality: The ads only reminded us how out of touch with consumers Microsoft is - and that Bill Gates’s company has millions of dollars to waste on hiring a has-been funnyman to keep him company.

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