Jerry Seinfeld Will Plug Vista

Barence writes "Microsoft has signed up comedian Jerry Seinfeld to its $300 million Vista PR blitz, as it attempts to turn around the negative perception surrounding its operating system. Reports suggest Bill Gates will also appear in the ads, which, given the comedy timing he displayed in his 'Bill's Last Day' video, and the deadpan manner of Seinfeld, could result in a huge hit for the company." Reader Zarmanto notes in his journal that "Mac users might be quite amused, considering that (like many other TV shows) the set of Seinfeld always had a Macintosh prominently displayed in the background."

Comments

Re:Wouldn't fixing some drivers give better PR?

[Joe Jay Bee]

You shouldn't need to spend that much money to tell people your 2 year old product isn't trash.

They shouldn't. But then, they have to be spending that money to try and counter some of the unsubstantiated FUD thats been spread about Vista, for free.

(Before I get modded as troll or whatever, I'm a Mac user, but I think this whole thing of slagging off Microsoft and then slagging them off further when they try and come back to it is stupid.)