The software giant has decided to dump their current poster boy, Jerry Seinfeld, less than two weeks after the comedian's less than stellar ads debuted on U.S. TV.
Instead, they have opted to go with artist Pharrell Williams and actress Eva Longoria.
The original ads featured Seinfeld and Gates partaking in regular "blue collar," activities. Seinfeld was paid a cool $10 million for his involvement.
It's not the first time Williams has teamed up with Microsoft - executives have previously called on The
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Neptunes producer to help launch their Xbox 360 computer game Halo 3 in the U.K.
No word as to when the ads featuring Pharrell will hit the airwaves.
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seinfeld woulda made sense like 10 yrs ago when his fan base was huge
same thing with pharrell...he past his peak popularity...neptunes album sold like 8k its first wk..not sure if this makes sense
gates needs to find someone relevant...longoria might do the trick...bangin'
i should be the marketing director
Pharell is gonna make money.
and Halo 3 is the best game ever.
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he looks like the black jonny depp. but hes dope, so do what ya do.
o.n.e.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIikQ1NUDk0
you'll like that!
hip-hop is powerful,we knew it,now seifeld knows it
I'll give you a prop for that
Never mind that lucky bitch got paid $10 million he's happy
I like Pharrell's music, and he's one of the most talented producers in the game in my opinion. I just ain't feelin that whole BBC style, and it is starting to spread.
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So what Jerry still got paid...I wonder how much Pharrell got for takin that 10 mil spot? Nice move gettin Eva on the bill cuz damn she fine!
thats whats up
They should've kept Seinfeld and just added Pharell. Now Seinfeld getting 10 mil for 1 commercial.
10 mil for a commercial. i wish i was his agent.
damn Seinfeld just hustled bill gates out of 10 mill... damn he should of let me do that commercial cause no one cares about Seinfeld so it really didnt make a differnce. Im gonna buy a computer or vista cause Seinfeld on the commercial. Shyt they better show pharrel making some beats on that sh** but then again they got fine ass Eva on there huuuum....still aint buying that sh**. get that apple imac that sh** is crack homie!!
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i give you props my nigga i hate dat fake azz shADES SHIT TO BUT JERRY SEINFIELD WAS WACK ANY WAY
i would buy dirt if eva longoria was sellin it to me
Yeah and Pussy too!
I would definitely buy pussy from her too!
$10 million for two weeks, i'd take that any day.
Those Seinfeld commercials were dumb, but I still love the show.
Pharrell shouldn't be making commercials, he should be working on Clipse's album!!! haha jk
Star Traaakk!!!!
Props 2 Pharrell 4 that one. Get that money.
seinfield could give a fuck...he has 10mil in his bank account. DAMN!
but pharrell,thats a good look. I mean whos more rounded than P.he touches all races with his music.
tru shit my nig sein is paid
@ Danbash:
I'm a fan of Seinfeld, too. Never saw the commercials, though. And as far as Pharrell and Microsoft anybody with a functioning brain knows that was to keep up with the current trend. We're talking business here, folks.
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yea those gates/seinfield commercials were kinda lame...sienfild was trying TOO HARD to be funny, he was cool on his tv show, but there commercials didn't cut it...
it thought I was the only one who noticed how lame they were....but 10 mil? DAMN!
Seinfeld: 0 Pharrel: 1
Seinfeld:10,000,000 Pharrel: (pending)
haha. seinfeld already got too much money as it is.
Pharrel already paid imagine how his bank account gonna look like now
all he gota do is have a child
they be rockin bbc and ice cream bibs and pampers
10 mil for a commercial of you doing stuff you used to do when you was broke? Thats called Irony which also goes hand in hand with HUSTLE. You could've dropped my commercial in two hours and I wouldn't have cared as long as I got my 10 mil.