I'm not the biggest MS fan these days, but back in the 90's they they really where at least trying to be hip, and I won't even get into most Apple fans who act like no matter what they do it's the best thing since invention of the GUI.
The only Microsoft ad that I remember is the commercial for Windows 1.0, with Ballmer speaking and shouting like a maniac, and ends with that "except in nebraska"
Don't forget Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer paroding the volkswagen "da da da" ad and "Night at the Roxbury" clips, the japansese commercial of a governor screaming "WINDOWS!" at a dinner, Windows 98 tour with Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry, and even Apple with the "Computer Man" parody of John Scatman's "I'm the scatman"
Don't forget Bill promoting Windows 95 gaming with Doom, or the time he did a Coke commercial going around asking if anyone had some change because was working late, and forgot his wallet, or the one he did called Bill Gates last day at Microsoft where he still drove a shitbox of a car into work.
My friend Clippy isn't dead! I still talk to him, we talk about how great it would be if Microsoft would let us assist again sometimes. How far into the future is that movie supposed to be?? 😂
That one was good, and don't forget the Coke ad Bill did where he was working late, forgot his wallet, and was looking for anyone with some spare change for the Coke machine as that one was good as well. Funny thing is in reality is they did not even have Coke machines in the MS buildings at the time, just cases, and cases of free Coke products for the employees in the break rooms.
I remember an infamous Microsoft tv ad with the copy «thank god, it's Monday», or words to that effect. It showed people who couldn't wait to get back to their offices on Monday. It was hilarious and caused quite the consumer outrage. But I can't seem to find anything about it...
The BTTF one was my favourite, as a lover of the trilogy it couldn't have been otherwise. You forgot the most important one: Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer doing the Night at the Roxbury headbang :v
The Microsoft logo consists of 4 colors: Blue = Windows (Ultra-duh) Red = Office (not so duh) Yellow = The Bing of death (lel also not so duh) Green = XBOX (Ultra-duh yet not featured in 0:05 )
What makes these videos appealing is not because they where cool, like Apple ads. But because they where so very very uncool. Its the 90s pre-internet version of a "Nerd", and it kinda makes them a bit more human. That Microsoft really is just a bunch of very talented nerds with slightly broken social skills instead of a mindless corporation with an all powerful marketing department Truth is, there WAS an all powerful marketing dept, and that was actually what they where after. After all who would the customer trust with upgradin.g their PC more? Some useless marketing droid, or the turbonerd with scratched glasses, scruffy beard, and a PhD in CompSci? Although THAT marketing assumption probably was a bad one with Songsmith (Thats where you instead hire some well known pop star, and get them to come up with something far less cheesy. Oh and if you haven't seen it, look it up, its terrifying.)
They changed the present because the guy sent a picture of Biff harassing his previous self to his HR department. Them going to the future was just something they did too.
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This comment made my day! :)
Microsoft: “How do you do, fellow kids?”
Nice profile Pic.
Any windows after 8.1 in a nutshell
Lol.
The trailer for Windows XP's slogan "Where will you fly?" was changed after 9-11.
Nice.
It's called 9/11
It’s actually “Prepare to fly.”
In the hospital.
2:38 I'm guessing William switched to Linux after that
Ironically, my name is indeed William, and yes, I run Linux.
I run Trisquel, even though my real name is not Wayne..
The nearest alternative was to pay for and accept a micro-softie product, which is unethical and greedy. I chose illegal.
Never mind SkyNet. A future controlled by Microsoft Bob and Clippy is way scarier!
;-)
"Canonical Microsoft Lore"
@@RandomNameLastName811 Microserfs
@@SnabbKassa on a side note
Microsoft, the musical is now a canon thing.
Microsoft got a labeled as not cool by those stupid Mac ads. But back in the day Microsoft really was hip. :)
Apple fans are the most cultish hardware/software enthusiasts ever.
I'm not the biggest MS fan these days, but back in the 90's they they really where at least trying to be hip, and I won't even get into most Apple fans who act like no matter what they do it's the best thing since invention of the GUI.
@Bas Bakker why not just use GNU/linux
use cli as much as possible then use gui for other things
@@Clay3613 i used to be into apple as a kid. after i grew up i went with microsoft and have used them for over 20 years
Meanwhile at Apple: ruclips.net/video/SDpagiwYDg4/видео.html
Ah yes, the office 2010 movie trailer. I saw it multiple times on some old office blog, and had been wondering what it was ever since.
Oh and, who can tell me more about the backstory of the vidéo of Gates and Ballmer dancing in a car?
The only Microsoft ad that I remember is the commercial for Windows 1.0, with Ballmer speaking and shouting like a maniac, and ends with that "except in nebraska"
>you watch Neil Cicierega
Ah, a fellow man of culture, I see.
He mentioned 300mb hard drives and Neil Cicierega has a song called "300MB" too.
This is the single greatest thing that I've watched in 2019. Thanks a lot!! Without you I may never have found these.
I both appreciate and am thoroughly upset that you've shared these with us.
0:51
Agent: "What's The Font?"
Me: "Comic Sans"
Anyone remember Steve sweaty balls Ballmer selling windows 1?
500 DOLLARS? A THOUSAND? NO! IT'S JUST 99 DOLLARS, ORDER NOW
*EXCEPT IN NEBRASKA*
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! REVERSI!
Hey science elf! Love the content! Keep it up!
I love that "Office 2010: The Movie". Wish they should make a sequel. 😂
"Spell check this! *D E D!"*
Science Elf? More like my sole source of knowledge about anything technological.
But not pop culture for sure.
Greg Gasiorowski - FAX!
Don't forget Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer paroding the volkswagen "da da da" ad and "Night at the Roxbury" clips, the japansese commercial of a governor screaming "WINDOWS!" at a dinner, Windows 98 tour with Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry, and even Apple with the "Computer Man" parody of John Scatman's "I'm the scatman"
Don't forget Bill promoting Windows 95 gaming with Doom, or the time he did a Coke commercial going around asking if anyone had some change because was working late, and forgot his wallet, or the one he did called Bill Gates last day at Microsoft where he still drove a shitbox of a car into work.
A channel like this is going to make it big sooner or later
Quality content Microsoft. Well done.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000: Introduction is a nice MEME.
the "hey, that would be cool" one?
I want one of these commercials for every Windows 10 update
To imagine that if Microsoft did those ads today, people would ironically or unironically contribute to the Microsoft opening their own record label
I miss Clippy 😭😭😭
Steve Ballmer dancing and screaming on stage should make the list for another video.
"They missing something" - Yes, they missing sanity....watching another several minutes...WHAT HAVE I DONE? MY EYES, EARS AND BRAIN ALL BLEEDING!
Ever since I saw this video when it released, and ever since the "Windows/386" and 'Gimmie 5" raps pop into my head every once in a while.
Databits dose this right. He just plays the old ads and promo videos without narration.
Swapped away from my Netflix binge just to watch this
These ads are the best thing to come out of Microsoft.
My friend Clippy isn't dead! I still talk to him, we talk about how great it would be if Microsoft would let us assist again sometimes. How far into the future is that movie supposed to be?? 😂
There is a Windows video that starred Matthew Perry and Jennifer Aniston during the heyday of Friends, which is absolutely bizarre as well.
Not a commercial, but "Bill Gates' last day at Microsoft" is also pretty funny.
That one was good, and don't forget the Coke ad Bill did where he was working late, forgot his wallet, and was looking for anyone with some spare change for the Coke machine as that one was good as well. Funny thing is in reality is they did not even have Coke machines in the MS buildings at the time, just cases, and cases of free Coke products for the employees in the break rooms.
I feel personally attacked every time a Microsoft commercial refers to Clippit as Clippy.
4:38 Elephants, interesting =D
I remember an infamous Microsoft tv ad with the copy «thank god, it's Monday», or words to that effect. It showed people who couldn't wait to get back to their offices on Monday. It was hilarious and caused quite the consumer outrage. But I can't seem to find anything about it...
the MS-DOS song got stuck in my head
0:07 The Science Elf did not know 2023 really well.
Damn, that noise gate is set really high
3:33 - I didn’t know that the Apple Pencil existed at that time
No need to double-post.
how much weirdness do you want? Bill Gates: Yes.
"Probably already seen most of these, whatever, It should still be a good video"
*8 minutes later*
"What the fuck is happening?!"
They are internal ads for distributors, it would be awesome so see a bit more of it
"Give me 5... Upgrade to MS DOS 5... make your DOS Applications come alive"
I love the MS-DOS 5 upgrade video.
0:07 I like Bing Jokes & your videos =D
8:13 He was so young =( =D
Oh..my brain cells..can't take it anymore
Perhaps Windows 2/286 'commercial' was for internal entertainment at MS, whereas the MS-DOS 5 one was a genuine ad.
What a hoot!! Thanks for the video.
WOW! Long time no see! What a pleasant surprise!
Great video, btw the dos 5 add reminds me alot of how sesame street animated back then. Kinda funny lol
The BTTF one was my favourite, as a lover of the trilogy it couldn't have been otherwise.
You forgot the most important one: Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer doing the Night at the Roxbury headbang :v
1:50 That's a little bit abstract =D
1:45 I noticed she raps while typing on his keyboard.
What about the IBM PS2 commercial. I cannot get that song out of my head.
I love Microsoft's ads they are so funny sometimes!
you should do something with the silence spaces on your audio (even if it's just room noise), it'll make for a better headphone experience
Am I the only person that read this as “The Bizarre world of Microsoft Aids.”?
4:07
*TOP 10 RAPPERS EMINEM WAS TOO AFRAID TO DISS TOWARDS*
Old jokes aside, that rap video was godly.
Somebody hasn't discovered the PaqRap...
My god. 404 views. That's why this video can't be found! And that thumbnail is... great!
Post more frequently love the videos
Are we not gonna talk about the ad where Steve Ballmer is promoting Windows 1.0, while acting he's on cocaine?
That one is just about the most well known, and having seen Ballme on stage over the years the dude is just insane in general.
Lol! I have a VHS copy of the Microsoft/386 ad from a trade show I went to with my Dad and thought it was cool to take as much free crap as possible
My favorite is the Microsoft home windows 95 commercial
1:45 U rappin' AWFUL!
neat PaRappa reference xddd
Again.
*W H A T ?*
> TheScienceElf uploaded a new video
> Doesn't get a notification on his phone nor in his sub box.
THANKS, RUclips!
very "fellow kids" but in the way you know they're doing it because it's memorable and hilarious.
Because of this video I'm making a VM with Windows/386 with MS-DOS 5
The rap for the 386 systems, remembers me to Big Bang Theory's Sheldon bongo song rythm. Was it from there? nice easter egg for TBBT if it is
You forgot the Windows 1.0 ad featuring Steve Ballmer. 😂
R.I.P Clippy
1997-2004
I need clippy!
to clip the crap out of windows 10
8:51 *Help!* =D
no software company knew how to market better than Microsoft
The Microsoft logo consists of 4 colors:
Blue = Windows (Ultra-duh)
Red = Office (not so duh)
Yellow = The Bing of death (lel also not so duh)
Green = XBOX (Ultra-duh yet not featured in 0:05 )
Also, please make a video on those Nelsonic/Nintendo Game Watches!
This video will get very popular.
did Microsoft buy Back To The Future or something
DEVELOPERS. DEVELOPERS. DEVELOPERS. DEVELOPERS.
Steve Ballmer is one crazy nut job lol!
What makes these videos appealing is not because they where cool, like Apple ads. But because they where so very very uncool. Its the 90s pre-internet version of a "Nerd", and it kinda makes them a bit more human. That Microsoft really is just a bunch of very talented nerds with slightly broken social skills instead of a mindless corporation with an all powerful marketing department Truth is, there WAS an all powerful marketing dept, and that was actually what they where after. After all who would the customer trust with upgradin.g their PC more? Some useless marketing droid, or the turbonerd with scratched glasses, scruffy beard, and a PhD in CompSci? Although THAT marketing assumption probably was a bad one with Songsmith (Thats where you instead hire some well known pop star, and get them to come up with something far less cheesy. Oh and if you haven't seen it, look it up, its terrifying.)
Director: "We need a commercial that will appeal to hip moms & secretaries & make them buy Windows."
Director''s wife: "Leave everything to me!"
I saw 2 of them: MS-Dos 5 and Windows 386. They are both wierd.
Why is clippy's death a very funny scene to me... Gonna go watch that Office 2010 movie in the theater
These ads remind me of the notorious Steve Ballmer selling Windows 😂
I wonder what will be deemed more cringy by future generations, "cool" ads from the 90s, or "cool" ads from now.
damn i want DOS 5 now
They changed the present because the guy sent a picture of Biff harassing his previous self to his HR department. Them going to the future was just something they did too.
1:41 ah so this is where the protogent rap came from
2:33 My Grandma looks so much like this, shirt colour and even hairstyle.
This is the content I subscribed to! 👌👌👌
Nothing will top the cast of Friends showing off windows 95
I love this Channel. Keep it up. Greetings from Germany
2:50 *Inside William’s Mind* SHE BLINDED ME WITH WINDOWS 386 (and yes I’m drunk typing this rn) (dill with it)
Maybe stuffy in the 386 ad because there is a lot of stuff in the database
lol that rap commercial, call it "Mix Mastersoft."
Back when employees could do whatever they want and companies weren't so corporate and actually cool.
Yep I'm terrified
Where’s Vanilla Ice when you need him? 😂
Didn't they make an official Internet Explorer anime once?