Top Five Things Jerry Seinfeld could say about Macs

Alex Kidman | Aug 26, 2008 4:02 PM

What is the deal with Microsoft giving Seinfeld ten million bucks? We consider what Jerry might have to say...

Apple's gained a lot of market traction due to its sometimes-funny, sometimes-cringeworthy "Mac Vs PC" ads.

They're in the tradition of what's often referred to in political circles as an "attack" ad, in that they deliberately set out to make a competitor look bad.

Now reports are circulating, via the Wall Street Journal, that Microsoft is set to launch their own series of attack ads, utilising comedian Jerry Seinfeld, and a spare ten million bucks (allegedly) that they had lying around.

But what should Seinfeld say? Here's our best guess as to the start of some Seinfeld "PC vs Mac" routines, using the New Yorker's famous opening gambit:

1) What is the deal with Apple's naming strategy? OSX. Try saying that. oh.ss..cc. It sounds like an Albanian airport.

2) What is the deal with only one version of your operating system, Apple? I want choice, like I could get with all seven versions of Vista.

3) What's the deal with six models, Apple? I still want choice, and can buy millions of PC configurations, all of which will run Vista.

4) What is the deal with Blu-Ray, Apple? Your boss is on the Blu-Ray board, he runs Pixar... but Macs don't come with a Blu-Ray drive of any sort. Meanwhile, on Vista.

5) What is the deal with "It just works"?. I don't want to spend all day "just working!" I need some time to lie back while my computer grinds away. Remember folks, Vista bluescreening gives you more time to think!

(OK, maybe that last one won't get past Microsoft's ad board, true as it might be.)