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First Bill Gates + Jerry Seinfeld commercial

By: blitz send a private message
Redmond : WA : USA | about 1 year ago  
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  • Jerry Seinfeld
    Jerry Seinfeld
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    the comedian

We've all heard that Microsoft has enlisted the help of comedian Jerry Seinfeld as part of a 300 million dollar campaign to improve Microsoft's reputation. The comedian gets 10 million for appearing in these ads. This is the first of many commercials lined up featuring Jerry and Bill.

Check out the video in youtube here.

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