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So they're going to lie about it?]]>Aug 21st 2008 1:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
Microsoft: Lie, cheat, and steal (ideas), then sell it for cheap while it's hot.

Apple: Give a shit about customers and the environment, develop new and original products, and (because they went about things the right way and pay their employees fair wages) charge more than other companies.

You decide.]]>Aug 21st 2008 2:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/Aug 21st 2008 2:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
i'm not dissing vista, but you are seriously the first person i've ever seen say/type that.

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idk, i just think microsoft made a mistake making radical changes to menus and locations of stuff that people were used to in XP

A key to a successful software build is slower and gradual changes, rather than rushed and radical changes.]]>Aug 21st 2008 2:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
By the way, Apple didn't invent the MP3 player... they just stole the idea like everyone else. They didn't invest the OS or the laptop either. So, where's their innovation? They do exactly what everyone else does: take idea, put own spin and market...rinse, wash repeat. ...and if Apple truly cared about their customers, they wouldn't charge for things like iPod Touch updates and they wouldn't lock thread on their forums that address real problems.

Are you sure that you don't work for their marketing team? ]]>Aug 21st 2008 2:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
GF had one on her laptop, worked fine. I installed it on my 3 year old Tablet PC, worked fine. Now, I got on my 3D PC at home and it also worked fine.]]>Aug 21st 2008 3:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/Aug 21st 2008 5:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
That experiment showed that:

1) the APPLE marketing works wonders
2) Users just repeat what apple says, and never actually having USED Vista or SEEN it have bogus opinions about it.
3) MSFT marketing sucks and has been AWOL.

How does that "disrepect" users? It's the Pepsi challenge, that's all. Oh, but since it's from MSFT it MUST be a big lie and some Byzantine plot of evil. Pathetic. Seriously, people need to get a grip.

I run Vista on four machines at home and all my rigs in the office. It is great and I'll never go back to XP. Ever.
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So you're one of those clowns who thinks the entire world has been brainwashed by Apple? Who thinks that Microsoft hasn't gotten a fair shake in the marketplace, because of Apple's marketing machine?

Sorry dude. Virtually every computer user on the planet has used Windows. Maybe 10% of the computer users on the planet have ever used OS X. You simply cannot claim brainwashing. Everyone out there who has chosen OS X has chosen it not due to ignorance or marketing, but because they have used both and prefer the Mac.

What percentage of the Windows-using population has spent significant time with both and made a fair evaluation? Is that number smaller than the percentage of Mac users who have used Windows frequently and rejected it? No? That's what I thought. Most of you MS fanboys used some ancient Mac in elementary school, thought it sucked, and haven't touched it since. I understand, I used the Mac back in the day and hated it too, but times have changed.

I simply don't understand those who whine that MS hasn't gotten a fair shake. Only in some bizarro world can you claim that Apple users are brainwashed to think Windows is bad. We've all used it. We've all decided against it. ]]>Aug 21st 2008 3:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
And the same Apple whose environmental track records was singled out for criticism by environmental group Greenpeace in a report on toxic chemicals used by the technology industry?

Yep. 'Fraid so.]]>Aug 21st 2008 5:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
The test subjects don't know which product is better, they try all products, they decide which is better.

Pepsi challenge, Pizza Hut pasta commercial, most drug trials, product research, they all use the same method. Why? Because it makes sense! The mac ads fill people who never have seen Vista with an innate dislike of it.

Are you angry that Microsoft claimed that it was a future OS? What on earth were they supposed to tell them? This is the OS that says in the top left corner "Apple" and this one is a secret mystery OS from a 3rd party?

Please think before you speak.]]>Aug 21st 2008 6:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
MP3 player: No, they didn't invent it, but they did make the best (functionally) and best selling MP3 player in the world. Sometimes it doesn't matter if you were the first to come up with something, if you make it different in a way that's better and wildly successful. In Apple's case, the design (both aesthetically and functionally) was lightyears ahead of their competitors. The interface (hardware and software) was lightyears ahead of their competitors, and in turn, their profits were lightyears ahead of their competitors. They popularised portable music and legal digital downloads (despite not inventing either) in a way that didn't just change the music industry, but changed the way we listen to music.

OS, Computer: No, they didn't invent the computer either. What they did do is invest in the idea of a 'personal computer'. It was an outlandish dream before Apple came along and showed that it was possible. They have been immense in the development of computers. They gambled on the idea, took it to market, and saw that it was popular. IBM didn't think it would be, and had to muscle that market back. It took Apple to show them what a market it could be.

That whole 'take an idea and put your own spin on it' isn't as easy as you make it seem. First you need to recognise great ideas, which is especially difficult in the technology industry, then you have to put a lot of money in to it, make it an exciting product, focus on key areas of functionality and build on them, and time your entry in to the market just right. It takes a whole lot of skill, and a bit of luck, to do that. Look at the iTunes Music Store - before it came along, there were subscription based services, which were riddled with extra fees (do a quick google and see just how bad these extra fees were). People accepted it as how things have to be. Apple managed to get breakthrough deals that removed these fees, removed the need for a subscription, put lots of money in to infrastructure, and bet their already popular iPod on the success of legal digital downloads. And you know what? It worked. Now we have loads of digital download services, many DRM-free (including iTunes, partially), and it's completely changed the way we buy music. If Apple hadn't made those bets or seen that potential, we may still need a subscription to buy music and extra fees per track for CD burning.]]>Aug 21st 2008 6:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
I use Vista 64-bit and Office 2007 on several computers. I own a 32Gb iPod Touch, and have also used Mac OS X on a MacBook. All are awesome.

Seriously children, it's time this nonsense stopped. Quit banging on about which platform is better, and get outside - you might be amazed to find other people don't care.]]>Aug 21st 2008 7:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
Apple steals ideas, lies about its products, and has dodgy corporate ethics.
Microsoft steals ideas, lies about its products, and has dodgy corporate ethics.

OR

Maybe all companies are keen to the latest trends in order to stay ahead of (or at least keep up with) the game. Maybe all companies try to make their product sound superior through advertising (does Tide really do a better job at getting shit out of your clothing than Woolite?). Maybe all companies these days have issues with transparency and ethics, due to the fact that you can barely cough anymore without 1) being required by law to document it properly and 2) getting a lawsuit placed firmly up your ass.

Shit, get a Mac AND a PC! Sure, Macs are expensive, but Mac minis go for $500 (pick up a spare keyboard, monitor, and mouse from your IT department; they're always giving stuff away), and even Windows laptops today are going for around the same price. Use both and see which you like better. Vista has a lot to offer, and so does Leopard. They're both flawed in ways, too, but you have to decide for yourself which is more suited for your needs. I personally like to use Macs for typing papers and Windows for gaming. Both do the Internet thing pretty well.

Make your own choices and respect the choices of others.

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@ Who? - Okay if I remember correctly Apple "stole" their ideas from; was it Xerox...yeah I think that’s right. Microsoft on the other hand well okay maybe they did "barrow" some ideas from Jobs but see he let Gates take them, gave him an open door and let the stuff walk right out. Also if memory serves me correctly wouldn't Apple just be some worm infested company if it wasn't for Microsoft bailing them out in the 90's?

Now I am all for helping the environment and keeping it here for our future generations but you truly sound like a greeny weenie. I bet you believe in global warming and all that garbage that they have been feeding you (that is all a load of @hit).

As for Apple charging more for their proprietary plastic and silicon that in it self contradicts you saying they care about the consumer. They are too busy sitting on their high horse that they could care less about those "below" them.

@ the person who said Microsoft was pushing this down peoples throats....Excuse me but doesn't Apple do that everyday with their commercials?

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Apple is now packaging their products in a more environmentally friendly manner; http://www.apple.com/environment/ ; http://www.apple.com/environment/recycling/program/ ; http://www.apple.com/environment/recycling/nationalservices/europe.html

I found and added all of those links in less than a minute, so how you can remain so misinformed is beyond me!

The Mojave experiment is not a true scientific means of getting a public opinion on Vista. Most of those people seemed not to know much about computers at all! Taking advantage of people who aren't hard-core computer users proves nothing, except that Microsoft obviously cares very little about telling its users the truth.

If I was able to hand pick a bunch of people and get them to switch to Tiger for a month, telling them it was the new Microsoft 'Mojave', I would likely receive similar results, even with an outdated operating system like that! The fact of the matter is that people who use computers at work for more than word possessing and web surfing don't use Vista for a reason, and that reason is NOT because they haven't tried it.]]>Aug 21st 2008 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
I don't hate Apple, I just hate how they brainwash people. I think that they're a great company and definitely necessary in today's marketplace. My big problem is that their advertising borders on lies. As for innovation, both Microsoft and Apple are working towards a similar goal. People make it out to seem that Apple is so much better or Microsoft is so much better. The truth is that we'll see similar features (eventually) because it's basically the same product with the same purpose. Microsoft tends to cater to a business crowd and Apple tends to cater to the average user who wants a straight-forward experience. Microsoft is kinda like buying a car with a stick-shift and Apple is like having an automatic; different people have different needs. Autostick and F1 paddle shifters were included as a way to try and please everyone. We'll see the same in Microsoft v. Apple, they'll take on similar features to cater to everyone. Neither is better than the other, just different.


@who?: Here's the site, www.glassdoor.com and here's a quick article.

http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/26679/Apple-Engineers-Earn-Less----and-Other

Apple doesn't care about their employees after all, eh?

Recycling programs have been around for over 10 years. Apple just recently jumped on board because of pressure from Greenpeace. Their Macbook only meets the minimum required EPEAT rating. Meanwhile, competition like Lenovo meets the Gold EPEAT rating. Other companies have used environmentally friendly packaging for years also... Apple is WAY behind on this.

By the way, I use Vista (Ultimate x64) for all of my business, gaming and personal needs. I use it for MUCH more than just surfing the web and word processing. I've tried Ubuntu and OSX and nothing compared to the versatility of Vista (XP is the only thing close).]]>Aug 21st 2008 5:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
"It's the Pepsi challenge, that's all."

Actually, no Ian and Mike - 000001, a double-blind study would have been if Mojave also included another OS and they were tested side by side on the same hardware. But who were they going to compare themselves to, really?

I dare ya to do Mojave that shit!]]>Aug 21st 2008 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/Aug 21st 2008 1:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/Aug 21st 2008 2:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
(Low rank me if you want, but I'm with this guy all the way)]]>Aug 21st 2008 2:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/Aug 21st 2008 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/Aug 21st 2008 2:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/Aug 21st 2008 2:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
Seinfeld is one of the best shows on TV and is far more witty intelligent than many of today's terrible sitcoms. What do you like, Two and a Half Men?]]>Aug 21st 2008 3:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
I actually thing the ad direction sounds pretty good. I have very little good to say about Microsoft or its products, but I think the "Windows, not walls" tagline is very clever and hits on something that I think many would consider 'too technical' for the mainstream.]]>Aug 21st 2008 3:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
His standups were crap. Recycled jokes.

How does Seinfeld stand up to George Carlin, Sam Kinison, Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, roger Dangerfield or Paul Mooney?

The answer is...HE DOESN'T

Listen...you can say whatever you want or cast your BS low ranks, whatever...but the truth is, Seinfeld is proof that even not-funny shows can be FORCED to succeed due to special interest preference. Seinfeld's people were behind him and apparently that was enough to keep him in good timeslots.

Everytime that GARBAGE came on, I got up to turn it off as quickly as possible.

If this is what Microsoft has hired to beat Mac's commercials...THEN THEY HAVE FAILED.]]>Aug 21st 2008 3:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
My point is... even if Windows Vista is unpopular, the Windows product will still sell, through Vista, XP, Mobile, or whatever.

Do you see Apple putting its name (yet) on Netbooks? Do all the masses drool at the netbooks with a distribution of Linux pre-installed? Apple is dominating the mobile phone market, but one of its main competitors (at least on this hemisphere) is Windows Mobile. People go through college for some Microsoft certification or something (at least, I know of this in Canada), and yes, some do for UNIX/Linux, I suppose, too. Nevertheless.

It may be true that among some Windows may not be LOVED, but among many Windows seems to be the only option. This is a trend, however, that is continuously changing.

I guess the only benefit out of this is to make Windows more likable by placing it side-by-side with Seinfeld, but it's still the equivalent of a government making its draconian policy easier to swallow: the duped masses will fall for it, but those who know better will see through this as the terrible juxtaposition that it is.

I guess this means a couple more years of Microsoft's macro shit... oh well.]]>Aug 21st 2008 4:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/Aug 21st 2008 5:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
Personally, I liked Seinfeld.]]>Aug 21st 2008 6:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/Aug 21st 2008 7:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
"Apple is dominating the mobile phone market, but one of its main competitors (at least on this hemisphere) is Windows Mobile."

Now YOU are the comedian, sir.]]>Aug 21st 2008 7:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
I hated Seinfeld too. His Stand-Up Comedy act is somewhat smirk-worthy but the why the show appealed to so many is a mystery to me. Then again I hated Something about Mary and lately Hellboy 2. If I started a fight with anyone that liked those two ... I'd be arguing all god damn day.

Just accept it, he doesn't like Seinfeld, many people don't. Get used to it. You are all making fun of the Soup Nazi while being opinion Nazis yourself.

No win for yoouuu. (God I hate that show).]]>Aug 21st 2008 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
Hey everyone, time to upgrade my Mac, I'll just toss it in the garbage and spent another $2,000! lol. ]]>Aug 21st 2008 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
For a comedy nazi like yourself, I would've expected you to at least get a name right...]]>Aug 21st 2008 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
Flashpoint... that makes so little sense... you're just so stupid. All attempts to understand you are completely futile.]]>Aug 21st 2008 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/-"I got up to turn it off"-
That line right there, that line totally ruined you. ?That shows one or more of at least three things.
1.You're way too old to understand the humor of Seinfeld
2.You're too poor to pay $25 dollars for a TV with a remote, just a universal remote, therefore showing that you probably have a lack of humor
3.You're too young to buy your own TV and are using an old hand-me-down from one of your parents and therefore, showing you're too young to understand the humor of Seinfeld.
Don't ridicule that which you don't have the capacity to understand.]]>Aug 21st 2008 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/Aug 21st 2008 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
There's nothing wrong with not liking something or having your own opinions based on your own taste. I'm no great Seinfeld fan either. But when someone makes such strong, absolute statements such as "crap" and "garbage" about such a pop culture icon as Seinfeld, he opens himself to a lot of scrutiny. It may not be right or fair, but that's the way it is.

If you don't want to deal with the wrath of the fans don't make such strong, absolute statements about matters of taste while representing those statements as fact. ]]>Aug 21st 2008 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/Aug 21st 2008 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
man...nothing more dangerous than a really committed and passionate dimwit.]]>Aug 21st 2008 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/Aug 21st 2008 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
Yes, flashpants, I think you're right. The most popular show ever in the history of television was really probably just a niche product.]]>Aug 21st 2008 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/"And I'm a rich, out-of-work comic who lives off of syndication."]]>Aug 21st 2008 1:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/Aug 21st 2008 1:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/
"I'm a rich, out-of-work comic who lives off of syndication."
"And I'm a (very)rich, out-of-work CEO who lives off of stock options."
]]>Aug 21st 2008 2:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/microsoft-enlisting-gates-seinfeld-to-battle-get-a-mac-ads/ "And I'm a rich, out-of-work comic who lives off of syndication."

Seinfeld cashed out his syndication rights for a one-time lump sum of $225,000,000 after the show. Not to mention his salary during 8 the years of the show.

Out-of-work? How about never-has-to-work. He created a show about nothing... and made a quarter billion dollars doing it. Makes your day-to-day life seem less interesting.]]>Aug 21st 2008 3:54AM