How much money did Microsoft spend on their failed ad campaign featuring jerry seinfeld?
In August 2008, the Associated Press reported that Jerry Seinfeld would be the pitchman for Windows Vista, as part of a $300 million advertising campaign by Microsoft. The ads, which were intended to create buzz for Windows in support of the subsequent “I’m a PC” ads, began airing in mid-September 2008 and were cut from television after just 3 installments, Microsoft opting instead to continue with the “I’m a PC” advertisements[9], and instead continued running the Seinfeld ads on the Microsoft website as a series of longer advertisements. Seems a lot of money for what they were…
