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By Hamilton Nolan, 2:10 PM on Fri Sep 5 2008, 412 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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By the way, the point of that pointless Seinfeld-Bill Gates ad, according to Microsoft: "to re-ignite consumer excitement about the broader value of Windows." It's more likely to re-ignite consumer excitement about wearing shoes in the shower. [TechCrunch]

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