Here is the second one I have seen of the I’m a PC campaign, might have seen the 3rd tonight after the debate. I’m not sure because they are using some of the same people and different cuts.

I think these could get good and the reception to them seems better than the Jerry and Bill openers.

In the latest installment from the Microsoft ad campaign, Jerry is gone but Bill makes an appearance.

”I’m a PC” is a direct jab at the Mac ads, which is a good move and as a PC user wanting MSFT to speak up for the majority of computer users it’s over due. If the ad sucked it would be a huge backfire but I like the real users angle even down to the MSFT guy that looks like the PC guy in the Mac commercials.

Sure there is risk taking on the smaller guy but if you get called out, I say fight back. Check out I’m a PC and Not a Stereotype.  Send in why you are not what Apple thinks you are.

This first ad shows real people using a PC in real world situations which is a huge difference between the ads.

What will be interesting is how Apple responds. Are we in for a ad-dance-off? I hope so, it will be fun to watch.

The dynamic duo does it again but this time they went for three times the length. The commercial [or mini ’sode as I would call it] aired during Big Brother last night. In my opinion, no video or commercial should last more than two and a half minutes, with the exception of music videos. The average internet users’ video attention span last about two minutes and most are willing to wait the extra thirty seconds to get to the end.

Length aside, the commercial isn’t all that bad, it’s a good change of pace for the Microsoft commercials to include their founder and I did like the previous on with the discount shoes. I guess Bill found something for him to do in retirement after all.

Microsoft | Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld

I caught the first installation of the new Microsoft campaign tonight during Kitchen Nightmares with Gordon Ramsay. It was cool to see Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld on the screen. I didn’t know that Bill was going to be in the commercial. I also didn’t know that Bill is 2 years younger than Jerry.

I was pleasantly surprised by the commercial. It was funnier than I expected and the undies shuffle was a nice touch at the end. Some really nice touches in there like the old arrest/booking photo of Bill on the id card.

Not sure what it will evolve into but I like the openness of where this could go. I do like that it has a prominent place on Microsoft site.

What do you think?

Thanks to DS, I downloaded the program WorldWide Telescope.  This is similar to the idea of , but a little better put together.  For those taking Astronomy in college, like I did, then this program is just like that one you had to buy, you know, Starry Night.  Starry Night is $150 and lacks real Hubble images, so that is how they are set apart.

The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is a rich visualization environment that functions as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space telescopes in the world for a seamless, guided exploration of the universe.

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Obviously I played with the program for a little before I wrote this, so I’ll tell you a bit about it.  It has every constellation that you could ever think of.  It also has images of all the planets and moons in case that’s all you fancy.  Their easy tab system makes it so even an inexperienced astronomer can maneuver around this program and learn a thing or two.

There is a Guided Tours tab that takes you through a tour of nebulae, galaxies, planets, black holes, star clusters and tons of other good stuff.  You can search by name if you want or just wander the skies with your mouse.

Go check it out for yourself and you might just learn something.

How hilarious is that, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO, got egged just as he started his speech at the Corvinus University.  Some protesting student wearing a “Microsoft = Corruption” shirt stood up, yelled at the CEO and threw a few eggs.
I also happened to notice, as a Mac fan, that someone brought their beautiful white MacBook to the presentation.

Wow, that is quite the video there. This reports on Chrysler’s offer to cap gas prices, which have skyrocketed to a whopping $3.63 in my area recently, to $2.99 a gallon. Of course they have their stipulations, but who doesn’t.

Microsoft has signed a world wide deal with Kia and Hyundai so their customers will have the ability to use voice commands to control a number of different features with the use of their in-car software. For already is in the contract with Microsoft, but theirs will expire in November.

T-mobile has already launched their 3G network in New York, but now they have announced that Seattle is the next lucky city to get their 4x faster download speed. The new network launch will take place this fall, so get ready you Seattleites.

I don’t know many Zune people, but there are some out there, and this should excite them. Microsoft Zune fans will soon have the ability to download popular t.v. shows directly to their Zune!! At $1.99 each you can get shows like South Park, Battle Star Galactica, Heroes and my favorite The Office.

Webby Awards took place and guess who are the winners! That is correct, buzz travels fast, but Colbert is the Webby Person of the Year for connecting to his fans using the Internet. Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas won Webby Artist of the Year for his music video supporting Barack Obama. A few others are

Best Political Blog - Huffington Post

Best Cultural Blog - Post Secret

Best in the Politics category - FactCheck.org

Best Community - Flickr

All that in one video, how informational! Enjoy!

Thanks to DS, I had the pleasure of seeing such a futuristic way of life, even if it is Microsoft it is pretty cool.  Now all of you get to watch this 4 minute long video, it’s long but worth the time.  Digital wallets are the way of the future!

Yet another UPDATE!: Click here for what Microsoft is trying next.

Update: OH BURN! Yahoo Inc. says that Microsofts $44.6 billion offer is too little for their company.

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In hopeful attempts to squash the competition, Google Inc., Microsoft offers to buy out Yahoo Inc. Microsoft offered $44.6 billion to Yahoo Inc., “in its boldest bid yet to challenge Google Inc.’s dominance of the lucrative online search and advertising markets.”

Microsoft versus Google Inc. in a battle to take over the world, who will win?