An ad about nothing: First Seinfeld + Gates ad omitted Vista

By Tim Conneally
Published 17 years ago

Just minutes after viewing the first installment of Microsoft's new $300 million TV ad campaign featuring comedian Jerry Seinfeld and Chairman Bill Gates, BetaNews' Tim Conneally filed this video to record his first thoughts.

BetaNews' Tim Conneally shares his first thoughts on the premiere Microsoft + Seinfeld ad. (Do forgive Tim, he started out thinking this was next Tuesday.)

The premiere ad itself, entitled "Shoe Circus." (Tagline: The Future. Delicious. [Microsoft logo])

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