The ad everybody is talking about

The first of a series of Microsoft related ads aired earlier this week, and it appears to be the talk of the town.

With over 600,000 views… YouTube have it posted here;

Mary Jo Foley had the following to say;

Don’t get me wrong: I’m not yearning for the “Wow Starts Now.” But I’m not wowed by the first in what is expected to be a series of star-studded ads designed to reshape Microsoft’s consumer image.

And in New Zealand’s Computerword our Corporate Vice President for Windows Consumer Marketing, Brad Brooks, responded with;

The ad was a “teaser” to a much longer campaign, said Brad Brooks, corporate vice president for Windows consumer product marketing at Microsoft, in a video interview posted at Microsoft’s site.

Microsoft wants to “engage customers in a conversation and dialogue in a humorous and intriguing way,” said Brooks, who took over marketing for Windows and Vista in February after a major reorganisation.

You have to imagine that there is a lot more to come…

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