Microsoft feels that the best way to counteract the market’s move towards Apple products is to hire Jerry Seinfeld to appear with Bill Gates1 in an attempt to get people to take Vista seriously.
Well, this makes perfect sense to us here at CANS. I mean, look at how much Apple’s stock has gone up in the last few months since CANS went live! Clearly, there is a link between the number of people who make jokes about a computing platform and how popular it is.
The great thing is that we all know this is only the beginning. If this Seinfeld thing works at all, they’ll buy up every comedian they can get, and I for one can’t wait. Personally, I’m hoping that Carrot Top is the next one tapped to hawk Mr. Ballmer’s wares. I feel his painful, grating voice and irritatingly over-the-top appearance would make him the truest face of Windows Vista. The fact that he seems to be putting on insane amounts of muscle–presumably to get people to stop making fun of him–only adds to the appeal. But until that’s official, why don’t we all guess about it for a while. Make this a more interactive post for once. Why don’t you all talk about it? Who do you think Microsoft should hire to try to make Apple look less attractive?
Talk amongst yourselves.
- How long should I wait until I start calling him things like “Dorky McSweatervest”? Is that toothbrush still in use? [↩]
Sue on August 25th, 2008 at 6:36 pm says:
Please! Pl-e-e-e-e-s-s-s-e NO Carrot Top!
Ace Deuce on August 25th, 2008 at 8:16 pm says:
Stop picking on Carrot Top! It’s not nice to make fun of the differently-abled.
Apple would win the race to the bottom of the barrel if they hired Michael Richards,
IN BLACKFACE!
That would put Microsoft back on top. Adding Roseanne Barr (Arnold?) would be the icing on the cake.
J0n on August 26th, 2008 at 10:26 am says:
I’m thinking “Gilbert Gottfried” would offer a fairly true impression of Windows Vista.
Sue on August 26th, 2008 at 3:14 pm says:
Oh no! not Gilbert! You’re killing me here…..