Though the second Microsoft ad featuring Jerry Seinfeld is a lot funnier than the first, I can't help but feel that it's still lacking . . . direction? Humor? As a die-hard Seinfeld fan, I'm disappointed that these spots aren't as "Jerry" as his humor on the show was, and even more disappointed because I don't really know what Microsoft is trying to say.
Contrast that with their rival Apple, who've spun the Get a Mac ad campaign off the notion that Mac users are cool and PC users are, well, John Hodgman, and I have to call Apple as the winner again. I get the point, they don't meander, and they entertain me.
Now putting aside your preference for Apple or Microsoft, tell me, which ads do you like more?
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Well evidently the Apple ads are better because they have a clear message, whereas everyone across the interwebs is umming and aaahing about the microsoft ads - as they don't really know what they mean.
I get what Microsoft is saying, by putting Gates and Seinfeld in these situations of trying to get back in touch with reality - they're admitting their mistakes (vista) and probably takings steps to ensure it won't happen again.
Jerry quips, "Why Bill? because as we discussed, you and I, we're a little out of it. You're living in some kind of moon house hovering over seattle like the mothership and I've got so many cars I get stuck in my own traffic. We need to connect with real people."
Bill is awesome, I'd vote for Microsoft on him alone.