Why Jerry Seinfeld?
Filed under: Jerry Seinfeld > Business Blitz
Lame move, Microsoft!
According to the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft doesn't like being 'cast as a stodgy oldster' by Apple's advertising and has turned to Jerry Seinfeld.
Oh, so they want to be cast as late-middle-age almost stodgy oldster. Plus, it's so backwards looking.
Jerry Seinfeld is so…90's!
Seinfeld will reportedly receive $10 million to be part of Microsoft's giant's new $300 million advertising campaign.
He'll appear in ads with Bill Gates.
Bill deserves to be paired with someone way cooler!
Who do you think Microsoft should have gone with?
P.S. Didn't Gates say he was retiring???
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Posted: August 21, 2008 at 3:15 pm
MS shold totally have hired PEREZ HILTON! Perez, you'd sell way more PC's than Seinfeld and his plagiarizing wife.
Microsoft should've definitely picked my Becks.
…not to mention, you'd be cheaper to hire.
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All in all, they'd have a much better return on their investment had they hired you.
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BTW, have you see Seinfeld's stand-up routines lately? His old sitcom was his shining moment; he's not very funny anymore, and certainly not relevant today.
He should have been paired with YOU PEREZ!!!!!!!!
Jerry Seinfield?? what a waste of money!!!! They should have paired him with Zaquisha!
first!
anyone BUT him, damn now I might go out and buy a Mac laptop
…how about kathy Griffin? That would go over well…
Re: VeganVal – No…he's an Apple person. Those people are too loyal to their product. But, for the money he might. Everyone has a price.
HEY PEREZ, HATING ON SEINFELD IS SACRILEGIOUS.
DO 10 HAIL MARIES AND SWEAR TO NEVER EVER DO IT AGAIN. DEAL?
I SERIOUSLY WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR THAT MUCH MONEY!!
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Re: VeganVal – YES!!! YOU PEREZ!! THEY SHOULD GIVE YOU THE MILLIONS….YOU'D SELL MORE THAN LAME ASS JERRY!
Bill Gates retired from the CEO position on the Microsoft executive board, but is still closely affiliated with the day-to-day of the company. Honestly Perez, it makes me laugh that you consider yourself to be a journalist.
He needs the money. Yup.
I never watched Seinfeld….did not understand the fascination…..I watched Friends though every now and then but also didnt get the fascination….Lisa Kudrow was the only one I like.
They shoulda gone with DANE COOK! He is hip - hot and a self-proclaimed computer geek! DANE COOK ROCKS!!
I agree, odd choice. Very 1996.
Jeremy Seinfeld has become the epitome of corny uncool. Therefore he will still be a hit with out of touch ad execs
Re: MacombieHomie –
Dane Cook is a d-bag that's why.
they should hire those 12 year old chinese gymnasts intead…. they have already had a steady job for 10 years and they might just work for food
Re: MacombieHomie – DANE COOK IS A DOUCHEBAG.
CORRECTION:
DANE COOK IS AN UNFUNNY DOUCHEBAG.
Bill Gates and Michael Phelps? HA!
George Bush their slogan can be if he is able to use Microsoft any idiot can!! Then they can zoom over to Jessica Simpson! Love my Texans!!!
bahahaha- anyone remember "man hands"?????
boring
Robert Downey Jr.
Javier Bardem could sell me ANYTHING!!!
id buy a pc if u were on it! lmfao
I'll take Jerry and Bill in a Microsoft ad over those douches (Nobody-Man and Drew-Ex) in the Apple ads any day of the week.
Ummm, no offense Perez, def not you…pero lo digo con amor
Is it just me or does Jerry's wife look manish? She has a man face like Jennifer Anniston. Gross! I think they should go with…The Jonas Brothers because they are adorable and talented kids.
a very poor choice by microsoft. they totally missed the boat on this one.
EVERYbody loves Jerry, can't wait to see the ads.
What is so wrong about Seinfeld, Perez? Come on… you kiss the ass of people like Jonas Brothers and the cast of The Hills. You are aware that people in your actual age group (as opposed to 13 year olds) have likely seen more Seinfeld episodes than The Hills, right? I mean, Seinfeld's show is overrated but I'd rather read news about him than about tween nobodies like The Jonas Brothers who'll be bussing tables in three years, while Jerry's show will continue to live on in syndication.
Ellen. Conan O'Brien. Anybody current?
I reaklly do agree with all the people saying you PEREZ should have been the one paired up with Gates! Damn right!
lol
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Re: Ulia – Re: guilty of being white – ha. i like how i would literally by anything these two would sell…
bill gates did not retire or say he was retiring. bill gates moved from a full-time position at microsoft to a part-time one so he could devote more time to the bill and melinda gates foundation.
LOL - Maybe they should put the $10,000,000 into developing a product that doesn't SUCK and then they won't even *need* advertisement.
Doesn't matter WHO they get. MAC is and will always be cooler!
totally 90s. i was at microgames, hood canal, 1990's and they had jerry booked as part of the evening entertainment. sounds to me like they (MS) are just going to what they knew. staying hip is a life long affair requiring constant updates. great example is you (perez) finding Dan Black's Hypntz redux cover of Biggies. unbelievably updated! bill,sadly, is epic fail at hip ~ but the microgames were good parties!
They live by me….he is a really nice guy, very down to earth and funny all the time…his wife is a mega bitch, snotty as HELL!
Re: XtinatheGreat –
he is just more accessible to people ~ he has been the public face of microsoft forevah. she is very private and always has been. she is as nice as they come and so is her family. you just took her privacy as a personal snub.
Wow, 10 million… jewish boys are moneysmart!
Re: milanesa –
She's no Maniston! There is a difference between possessing strong, symmetrical bones structure and a bitter, curve less, tense transsexual. Jessica is very attractive in that plain-pretty sorta way.
Didn't his wife plagerize a book and make a ton of money?I can't stand him anyways…lame assed jokes waiting for canned laughs.
Re: lesstrendythanwarhol – yeah, robert downey for me, too! good taste.
Seinfeld, the show. That was some funny shit. Sienfeld, the comedian in the other hand. Sorry but I agree with you Perez, not only is soooo 90's but predictable boring as hell corporate move. I can see the meeting at MS headquarters.
"Let's hire some funny guy because apple has a funny guy too in their ads."
"Yeah, lets get that guy about the show about nothing. He is like popular and stuff. Whats his name?"
DUHHH - they should have picked YOU Perez
ricky martin and his twins with bill gates
ok, seriously? i still dvr seinfeld reruns! Love it~
pe to the rez!! u could sell us anything!!
Jerry's cool. I like Jerry Seinfeld. Why not have him in the ads? I like his wife's cookbook too.
joe jonas
or
lil wayne