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Microsoft Dropping Seinfeld, Directly Targeting 'Get a Mac' Ads
macrumors.com - 9/18/2008
Microsoft Dropping Seinfeld, Directly Targeting 'Get a Mac' Ads
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Valleywag was one of the first to report that Microsoft will be officially moving away from the use of Jerry Seinfeld in "phase two" of their $300 million ad campaign, though there appears to be some debate about whether or not this was part of the o...
Microsoft’s ‘I’m a PC’ Ads Created On Macs
roughlydrafted.com - 9/19/2008
Microsoft’s ‘I’m a PC’ Ads Created On Macs
— roughlydrafted.com — Daniel Eran Dilger After dumping its $10 million contract with Jerry Seinfeld after just three ads (only... two of which even aired) Microsoft has created new ad copy where regular people and a few celebrities say, “I’m a PC!” One problem with the ... (more) Microsoft’s ‘I’m a PC’ Ads Created On Macs

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Microsoft announcement tomorrow: No more Seinfeld ads!
valleywag.com - 9/18/2008
Microsoft announcement tomorrow: No more Seinfeld ads!
— valleywag.com — Remember those awful Microsoft ads with Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates ? Well, now you can forget... them. Microsoft flacks are desperately dialing reporters to spin them about "phase two" of the ad campaign a phase, due to be announced tomorrow, which ... (more) Microsoft announcement tomorrow: No more Seinfeld ads!

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innerdaemon.wordpress.com - 9/24/2008
Apple rejects Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
— innerdaemon.wordpress.com — It’s under NDA but evidently Apple rejected Microsoft Office for the Mac because it competes with Apple’s... iWork. Also, Firefox was rejected because it could confuse users about which to browser to use. Other candidates on the reject list ... (more) Apple rejects Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac

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If At First You Don’t Succeed…
Mac Soda — ... Try, try, again. Microsoft realized that their new ads weren’t doing so well (although the last one was funny), and have decided to retool their ads, this time having a PC look-a-like stand and say “I’m a PC, and I’ve been made into a stereotype”. Now I don’t know why Microsoft thinks this will make them look cool: I think it will make them look like a desperate company who is getting pummeled by an old, but successful, competing ad-campaign. They should have stayed with Seinfeld for a few more ads, because if ...

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computerworld.com 9/18/2008 — September 18, 2008 (Computerworld) The long, oft-baffling "teaser" ads" by Microsoft Corp. featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates that kicked off two weeks ago are ending, the company said late Wednesday, as Part 2 of its $300 million Windows ...
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A Microsoft smartphone: No. A Microsoft phone chassis: Yes | All about Microsoft
blogs.zdnet.com 2/12/2009 — February 6th, 2009 A Microsoft smartphone: No. A Microsoft phone chassis: Yes Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:31 am Categories: Code names , Corporate strategy , Mobile services ("Pink"/"Rouge") , Telecommunications , Windows Live , Windows Mobile , Xbox ...
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Microsoft’s second iPhone app: Microsoft Tag
iphonebuzz.com 1/12/2009 — Microsoft has introduced its second iPhone app after the launch of Seadragon Mobile last month: Microsoft Tag . Just point the device’s camera to a custom tag and instantly access mobile content, videos, music, contact information, maps, social ...
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gartenblog.net 2/12/2009 — Well it doesn’t get much stronger than this . I think it’s pretty clear that we’re not going to see a phone from Microsoft. I’ve talked about why we wouldn’t see a Zune phone before but it’s worth repeating. The business model of Windows Mobile is ...
iPhone 3G named Gadget of the Year — Apple Hot News 9/17/2008
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