Valleywag has the scoop that Microsoft will be discontinuing its $10 million ad campaign starring the comedy team of Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld tomorrow. The ads received puzzled to mix response from media critics. They also may or may not have been directed by Michel Gondry. Reports as recent as recent as August mention Gondry as part of the campaign, but the details don't always match the product. For instance, a Computerworld item references reports that "locations including the Brooklyn Public Library, Prospect Park and parts of the neighborhood of Carroll Gardens were being closed down for a Microsoft television commercial shot by the French director." The two ads that aired had none of that, featuring instead Seinfeld and Gates hanging out in a shoe store and staying with a middle class family.
Me? I kind of liked them, especially the second one. Judge for yourself: