Color me confused, but I don’t understand the new Microsoft commercials at all. You know the ones, they feature Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates.
I watched the first one, and reserved judgment. Now I’ve seen the second one, and, well, I still don’t know what to say. I’ve never been a huge Jerry Seinfeld fan to begin with, but these seem even weird for him!
And what’s the point? Commercials are supposed to make you remember the product. I don’t even know what the product is, and I’ve seen both the commercials multiple times. And anyway, isn’t Bill Gates retired? What’s he doing stumping for…whatever it is Microsoft is trying to sell in the commercial?
The initial buzz made me think that geeks were just being cranky in criticizing the commercials. But I have to say, I pretty much agree with most of the comments I’ve heard this far. What the heck is the point of these commercials? Strange.