Comments

1. Photo1921a

   
   Posted on: September 06, 2008 at 11:33PM  

   The ad is cute, I thought it was for windows 7 not vista.  Be careful with the dramatics after building up peoples expectations and then Microsoft announces, "Oh look it Vista!"   It may alienate people even more, because they were expecting something new and exciting, not the same old hash.  I really believe Vista is a good product, but the "Oh no we're wonderful," attitude is what caused a lot of problems in Vista in the first place. Almost all the problems that Vista has faced were brought in the Beta's and back than Microsoft kept on dancing around and saying"Oh no we're wonderful"   My suggestion is instead of spending millions on a advertisement campaign spend it on R&D and roll out a new service pack that fixes the major complaints about Vista.  Before any one states that a service pack is just for security updates Microsoft defines a A service pack (in short SP) is a collection of updates, fixes and/or ENHANCEMENTS to a software program delivered in the form of a single installable package.
2. greensquirrel

   
   Posted on: September 08, 2008 at 10:56AM  

   Apple ads, Verizon ads, Bud Light ads - all clever.  This ad, not so much.  Who wrote this, Paris Hilton?  Shoes?  Cake?  I'm so confused, and I like cake!
3. nycbesad

   
   Posted on: September 08, 2008 at 10:58AM  

   When Jerry asks "Are they ever going to come out with something..." is he referring to Windows 7?  Because Vista's been out for a long time.
4. RogerRodger

   
   Posted on: September 08, 2008 at 2:12PM  

   If you cant beat 'em confuse 'em? Is this supposed to be some sales tactic for Vista or Windows 7?  

   If it's the former - congratulations - just what we've come to expect from the crack wiley Vista team.

   If the latter thats lame - it won't be out for a year at least.

   This is a great ad for Jerry. A lame ad for Microsoft. Jerry must be laughing all the way to the bank. When is Microsoft finally going to fire these people?
5. rmwestbrook

   
   Posted on: September 09, 2008 at 1:35PM  

   As a Windows system administrator (that has been constantly asked questions about the M@c ads over the past couple of years now) I'm very disappointed in this first ad.  I think most people might think it is funny, but it seems awkward and does not appear to showcase any of Microsoft's advantages in the Operating System arena.  Hopefully they will come out in later ads.

   Initially I was excited that Microsoft would run this Ad campaign, but now I am slightly worried that it will just cause more people to question why we standardize on using Windows and why we think it is better.

   While I don't expect Microsoft to confront M@c directly with partially dishonest ads (like what I feel @pple is doing) I am hoping they will point out obvious things like security though obscurity/minority flaws and business management advantages of Vista and Server 2008.  I realize that these ads are targeted to the consumer and security is not normally their highest concern, but with identity theft Microsoft should be able to leverage its advantages in that area and build consumer trust.

   If they want some good ads I think they should talk about some of these things.

   -a mouse with a single button (as if most people can't use two fingers)

   -a security model that relies on hide and seek methods

   -an operating system designed for business and flexible enough for home

   -advantages of an open hardware model for the user

   -other ads that educate the consumer instead of confuse or deceive them

   Other thoughts: Microsoft should find a way to give away OneCare with live.com accounts to show they are serious about consumer security.  Maybe an ad supported version or something.  The could have a quick blur about it at the end of some commercials to show consumers they are here to help them stay secure.
6. theterminator

   
   Posted on: September 09, 2008 at 4:41PM  

   What I got out of it was that Microsoft makes confusing products that are a joke and require additional support and tweaking to make work right. There will also be moist delicious cake computing awiting all of us in the near future. Somehow B.G. never retired from Microsoft and looks confused. The wow starts now?
7. John D.

   
   Posted on: September 10, 2008 at 10:39AM  

   Here is John Dvorak's theory -

   Two guys meet in a shoe store. The one guys offers a churro to the other—an obvious phallic symbol, possibly a code word. The guy refuses. So the guy with the churro starts to massage the other guy's foot, and asks about what he's feeling. The guy who relented at first says a definite code word: "leather." The two look furtively at each other for an uncomfortably long time. They scene is just short of a wink taking place. One mentions "showering" with clothes on. The next thing you know the twosome, now each holding rigid churros, walk off together. One asks the other to adjust his underwear as a "sign."
8. mtmama47

   
   Posted on: September 11, 2008 at 11:50AM  

   I have a toshibia A205 with Vista and I have a dialup connection and have been told that I will have to get an external dialup modeum as I cant get connected now.  I have a Hp with XP and have no trouble getting on the internet with my dialup connection.  MY Toshibia laptop with Vista has been sent back to the depot and the modeum was replace but still cant get on the internet.  Help!
9. CSM

   
   Posted on: September 11, 2008 at 3:41PM  

   this is an alternate ending f the commercial, it´s funny (no offense)

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSQMg3gc1r4
10. nycbesad

    
    Posted on: September 17, 2008 at 5:23PM  

    I have a similiar problem as mtmama47.  All day long I've been connecting XP laptops to my network using an extra cat5 connection with no problem.  Now I plug in a Vista laptop and there's no connection at all.  Who designed this operating system and what were they thinking?  Does the phrase "it just works" mean anything to MS or would you rather spend millions on a terrible ad campaign?