The second Seinfeld and Gates Microsoft ad • Hacker News Board

It's ironic. Just months after a much publicized retirement that emphasized "Microsoft after Gates", Microsoft wants to build some brand. And who do they bring back?

Is there Microsoft beyond Gates? More broadly, what does it take for a startup to outlive its founders?

Re: The second Seinfeld and Gates Microsoft ad

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Post by Alex3917 » Fri, Sep 12, 2008, 4:53 AM UTC

dangrover wrote: post #2

Much better than the first.

On a scale of 1-10, how funny would it have to be for your next computer not to be a mac?

That's why it's a failure.

Re: The second Seinfeld and Gates Microsoft ad

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Post by gabrielleydon » Fri, Sep 12, 2008, 4:58 AM UTC

Ive got so many cars I get stuck in my own traffic. lol

Re: The second Seinfeld and Gates Microsoft ad

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Post by gojomo » Fri, Sep 12, 2008, 4:59 AM UTC

Why are News.YC submitters/voters so eager to do Microsoft's marketing for them?

Re: The second Seinfeld and Gates Microsoft ad

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Sep 12, 2008, 5:10 AM UTC

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Re: The second Seinfeld and Gates Microsoft ad

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Post by vaksel » Fri, Sep 12, 2008, 5:10 AM UTC

4 minutes seems like a long ad, what does the short version look like?

Re: The second Seinfeld and Gates Microsoft ad

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Post by snewe » Fri, Sep 12, 2008, 5:20 AM UTC

The fact that we are talking about their ads means that the campaign is working.

Re: The second Seinfeld and Gates Microsoft ad

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Post by aneesh » Fri, Sep 12, 2008, 5:27 AM UTC

gojomo wrote: post #16

Why are News.YC submitters/voters so eager to do Microsoft's marketing for them?

First, I think the News.YC crowd is least likely to be swayed by MS' marketing.

Second, I don't think this is "doing Microsoft's marketing". You'll probably find a fair number of critical comments too.