I’ve watched the new Microsoft commercial a couple of times, and to me it falls flat. I fail to see the entertainment value of one of the world’s richest men talking about shoes with a rich comedian who’s been given $10 million to be in the commercial.
Aren’t both Gates and Seinfeld essentially retired anyway? In that context, I guess having them pal around like a couple of old men makes sense — they’ve got nothing better to do.
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What really gets me is that somehow the subtext of the commercial is supposed to be Windows Vista as a cool alternative to Mac OS X. Well, it isn’t. Click here for one reason why. Thanks to tastewar for the tip. This article explains why it’s a waste having more than 3GB of memory installed for Windows XP and Vista.
Everybody’s been wondering about Steve Jobs’ health, but does Bill Gates look all right to you in that commercial? He doesn’t look well to me. Oh, by the way, what do Gates, Jobs, Tim Berners-Lee (inventor of the Worldwide Web) — and myself — all have in common? Well, we’re all in the computer biz, but I’m not rich and famous. We were born in 1955. Unfortunately, so were Mark David Chapman and John Hinkley, Jr.
Seinfeld’s a year older and looks a heck of a lot better than Gates. Hell, I look a lot better than Gates! Dougie, you easily look twenty-five years younger than Gates. Can you say “bad toupee alert? plus he probably doesn’t do any regular exercise or eat good foods. Rich computer geeks feel no need, I guess. Isn’t his wife a knockout, or was?
And YES! The Amazing DogRat and his twinster, the Amazing Jeanie Beanie turn 53 tomorrow (Sept 10)! For the record, Doug is four minutes older, and looks at least 15 years younger. Gotta get back on the treadmill. My weight’s fine, but I’m still having a lot of pain in the left achilles tendon, where I sprained my ankle over a month ago. I wonder if I should check with an orthopedist?