The Bizarre World of Microsoft Ads

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  • @thegreatcalvinio
    @thegreatcalvinio 5 років тому +440

    Microsoft: “How do you do, fellow kids?”

  • @Kapin05
    @Kapin05 5 років тому +62

    No PC should be without it.
    No PC should be without it.
    No PC should be without it.
    No PC should be without it.
    No PC should be witho-

  • @kingonduty2825
    @kingonduty2825 5 років тому +217

    The trailer for Windows XP's slogan "Where will you fly?" was changed after 9-11.

  • @mjdxp5688
    @mjdxp5688 5 років тому +123

    2:38 I'm guessing William switched to Linux after that

    • @TCGProductions03
      @TCGProductions03 5 років тому +12

      Ironically, my name is indeed William, and yes, I run Linux.

    • @stevejohnson1321
      @stevejohnson1321 5 років тому

      I run Trisquel, even though my real name is not Wayne..

    • @stevejohnson1321
      @stevejohnson1321 5 років тому +1

      The nearest alternative was to pay for and accept a micro-softie product, which is unethical and greedy. I chose illegal.

  • @MontieMongoose
    @MontieMongoose 5 років тому +206

    Microsoft got a labeled as not cool by those stupid Mac ads. But back in the day Microsoft really was hip. :)

    • @Clay3613
      @Clay3613 5 років тому +22

      Apple fans are the most cultish hardware/software enthusiasts ever.

    • @CommodoreFan64
      @CommodoreFan64 5 років тому +10

      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.

    • @glowingone1774
      @glowingone1774 5 років тому +5

      @Bas Bakker why not just use GNU/linux
      use cli as much as possible then use gui for other things

    • @mattfahringer148
      @mattfahringer148 5 років тому

      @@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

    • @JanuszKrysztofiak
      @JanuszKrysztofiak Рік тому

      Meanwhile at Apple: ua-cam.com/video/SDpagiwYDg4/v-deo.html

  • @macsnafu
    @macsnafu 5 років тому +54

    Never mind SkyNet. A future controlled by Microsoft Bob and Clippy is way scarier!
    ;-)

  • @beepboopboop
    @beepboopboop 5 років тому +77

    "Canonical Microsoft Lore"

    • @SnabbKassa
      @SnabbKassa 5 років тому

      @@RandomNameLastName811 Microserfs

    • @wordart_guian
      @wordart_guian 5 років тому +1

      @@SnabbKassa on a side note
      Microsoft, the musical is now a canon thing.

  • @rogehmarbi
    @rogehmarbi 5 років тому +4

    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"

  • @sayanmalakar8438
    @sayanmalakar8438 5 років тому +8

    This is the single greatest thing that I've watched in 2019. Thanks a lot!! Without you I may never have found these.

  • @wordart_guian
    @wordart_guian 5 років тому +39

    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.

    • @wordart_guian
      @wordart_guian 5 років тому +4

      Oh and, who can tell me more about the backstory of the vidéo of Gates and Ballmer dancing in a car?

  • @HellJustFroze
    @HellJustFroze 5 років тому +80

    >you watch Neil Cicierega
    Ah, a fellow man of culture, I see.

    • @BryanSteacy
      @BryanSteacy 5 років тому +7

      He mentioned 300mb hard drives and Neil Cicierega has a song called "300MB" too.

  • @tlis4724
    @tlis4724 5 років тому +20

    I both appreciate and am thoroughly upset that you've shared these with us.

  • @uK8cvPAq
    @uK8cvPAq 5 років тому +38

    Anyone remember Steve sweaty balls Ballmer selling windows 1?

    • @pitaya4151
      @pitaya4151 5 років тому +10

      500 DOLLARS? A THOUSAND? NO! IT'S JUST 99 DOLLARS, ORDER NOW

    • @xplinux22
      @xplinux22 5 років тому +4

      *EXCEPT IN NEBRASKA*

    • @baenbo3486
      @baenbo3486 4 роки тому

      CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! REVERSI!

  • @socerest
    @socerest 5 років тому +6

    0:51
    Agent: "What's The Font?"
    Me: "Comic Sans"

  • @mitsoko3044
    @mitsoko3044 5 років тому +24

    Hey science elf! Love the content! Keep it up!

  • @TigirlakaLaserwolf6
    @TigirlakaLaserwolf6 5 років тому +38

    Science Elf? More like my sole source of knowledge about anything technological.

    • @greggasiorowski4025
      @greggasiorowski4025 5 років тому +2

      But not pop culture for sure.

    • @Yetus
      @Yetus 5 років тому +1

      Greg Gasiorowski - FAX!

  • @MrFeelGoodJson24YTP
    @MrFeelGoodJson24YTP 5 років тому +2

    I love that "Office 2010: The Movie". Wish they should make a sequel. 😂
    "Spell check this! *D E D!"*

  • @nsp6590
    @nsp6590 5 років тому +13

    Quality content Microsoft. Well done.

  • @MasterGeekMX
    @MasterGeekMX 5 років тому +3

    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"

    • @CommodoreFan64
      @CommodoreFan64 5 років тому

      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.

  • @ethand4784
    @ethand4784 5 років тому +2

    A channel like this is going to make it big sooner or later

  • @Trans_SovietBee
    @Trans_SovietBee 2 роки тому +1

    To imagine that if Microsoft did those ads today, people would ironically or unironically contribute to the Microsoft opening their own record label

  • @spacepan
    @spacepan 3 місяці тому

    I've loved the Windows 386 one since I was young, so happy to hear about others

  • @annjrue
    @annjrue 4 роки тому

    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.

  • @LikaLaruku
    @LikaLaruku 5 років тому +1

    Director: "We need a commercial that will appeal to hip moms & secretaries & make them buy Windows."
    Director''s wife: "Leave everything to me!"

  • @moocow2699
    @moocow2699 5 років тому +3

    Databits dose this right. He just plays the old ads and promo videos without narration.

  • @akwardturtleee
    @akwardturtleee 5 років тому +5

    Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000: Introduction is a nice MEME.

    • @wordart_guian
      @wordart_guian 5 років тому

      the "hey, that would be cool" one?

  • @2312uri
    @2312uri 5 років тому +1

    I want one of these commercials for every Windows 10 update

  • @Vednier
    @Vednier 3 роки тому

    "They missing something" - Yes, they missing sanity....watching another several minutes...WHAT HAVE I DONE? MY EYES, EARS AND BRAIN ALL BLEEDING!

  • @MaximNightFury
    @MaximNightFury 5 років тому +2

    Swapped away from my Netflix binge just to watch this

  • @LinkstheCat
    @LinkstheCat 5 років тому +1

    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?? 😂

  • @peoplereplacedwithrobots8080
    @peoplereplacedwithrobots8080 5 років тому

    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...

  • @Soul7aker
    @Soul7aker 5 років тому

    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

  • @LloydLynx
    @LloydLynx 5 років тому +1

    These ads are the best thing to come out of Microsoft.

  • @iamapie13
    @iamapie13 5 років тому +1

    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

  • @joshface04
    @joshface04 3 роки тому

    Steve Ballmer dancing and screaming on stage should make the list for another video.

  • @fjuvo
    @fjuvo 5 років тому +3

    I miss Clippy 😭😭😭

  • @CoTeCiOtm
    @CoTeCiOtm 5 років тому

    There is a Windows video that starred Matthew Perry and Jennifer Aniston during the heyday of Friends, which is absolutely bizarre as well.

  • @infrared752
    @infrared752 5 років тому +12

    1:45 U rappin' AWFUL!

    • @brewHamm
      @brewHamm 5 років тому

      neat PaRappa reference xddd

    • @Race_World
      @Race_World 5 років тому

      Again.
      *W H A T ?*

  • @alexandermirdzveli3200
    @alexandermirdzveli3200 5 років тому

    WOW! Long time no see! What a pleasant surprise!

  • @BionicTenshi96
    @BionicTenshi96 5 років тому

    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

  • @beagletv6054
    @beagletv6054 5 років тому +1

    Not a commercial, but "Bill Gates' last day at Microsoft" is also pretty funny.

    • @CommodoreFan64
      @CommodoreFan64 5 років тому +1

      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.

  • @WolfiiDog13
    @WolfiiDog13 5 років тому +1

    3:33 - I didn’t know that the Apple Pencil existed at that time

  • @barbarah-p8661
    @barbarah-p8661 5 років тому

    What a hoot!! Thanks for the video.

  • @CEKROM
    @CEKROM 5 років тому +3

    8:13 He was so young =( =D

  • @davidmadsen9737
    @davidmadsen9737 5 років тому

    "Give me 5... Upgrade to MS DOS 5... make your DOS Applications come alive"

  • @lpnp9477
    @lpnp9477 5 років тому

    I feel personally attacked every time a Microsoft commercial refers to Clippit as Clippy.

  • @toopienator
    @toopienator 5 років тому

    4:50 Dos boxes? As in Dos-Box?

  • @CEKROM
    @CEKROM 5 років тому +2

    4:38 Elephants, interesting =D

  • @dannooo548
    @dannooo548 5 років тому

    Will Techmoan do a video about the tape player featured in this M:I intro?

  • @theactualTVB
    @theactualTVB 4 роки тому

    4:07
    *TOP 10 RAPPERS EMINEM WAS TOO AFRAID TO DISS TOWARDS*
    Old jokes aside, that rap video was godly.

  • @fjuvo
    @fjuvo 5 років тому +1

    This is the content I subscribed to! 👌👌👌

  • @ButchLising
    @ButchLising 5 років тому +2

    My god. 404 views. That's why this video can't be found! And that thumbnail is... great!

  • @joemiller947
    @joemiller947 5 років тому

    "Probably already seen most of these, whatever, It should still be a good video"
    *8 minutes later*
    "What the fuck is happening?!"

  • @jakobflugel
    @jakobflugel 5 років тому

    I love this Channel. Keep it up. Greetings from Germany

  • @kbhasi
    @kbhasi 5 років тому

    8:41 I won't be surprised if you not only talk about that, but also the "Microsoft Home products for Windows 95" promo (on UA-cam as "terrible windows 95 commercial" or something like that).

  • @derpinbird1180
    @derpinbird1180 7 місяців тому

    They are internal ads for distributors, it would be awesome so see a bit more of it

  • @riverstephens2009
    @riverstephens2009 5 років тому +1

    Post more frequently love the videos

  • @oneminutefixed5003
    @oneminutefixed5003 5 років тому

    Why is there sort of a pyramid on the bottom of the blue screen?

  • @MokokerMovies
    @MokokerMovies 5 років тому

    Great video, btw the dos 5 add reminds me alot of how sesame street animated back then. Kinda funny lol

  • @howl3098
    @howl3098 5 років тому

    > TheScienceElf uploaded a new video
    > Doesn't get a notification on his phone nor in his sub box.
    THANKS, UA-cam!

  • @CEKROM
    @CEKROM 5 років тому +2

    1:50 That's a little bit abstract =D

  • @nadeemshaikh7863
    @nadeemshaikh7863 5 років тому +1

    Links are not working on UA-cam app

  • @carson3149
    @carson3149 5 років тому

    What about the IBM PS2 commercial. I cannot get that song out of my head.

  • @citrux2638
    @citrux2638 5 років тому

    Why didn’t you include the ad for windows 1

  • @LaskyLabs
    @LaskyLabs 5 років тому

    I love the MS-DOS 5 upgrade video.

  • @bottinator22
    @bottinator22 4 роки тому +2

    did Microsoft buy Back To The Future or something

  • @Skyliner_369
    @Skyliner_369 5 років тому

    very "fellow kids" but in the way you know they're doing it because it's memorable and hilarious.

  • @Imthecoolguy6
    @Imthecoolguy6 5 років тому

    how much weirdness do you want? Bill Gates: Yes.

  • @charlesdoesmore5488
    @charlesdoesmore5488 Рік тому

    0:07 The Science Elf did not know 2023 really well.

  • @BanterEdits
    @BanterEdits 5 років тому +8

    Instead of cutting out the mic when you're not talking, try filtering out the background noise instead. It's really noticeable on my speakers

  • @hasnat9545
    @hasnat9545 5 років тому

    4:16 kinda copied/inspired from the Music of Paul revere by Beastie boy(1986)

  • @MrFeelGoodJson24YTP
    @MrFeelGoodJson24YTP 5 років тому

    You forgot the Windows 1.0 ad featuring Steve Ballmer. 😂

  • @CEKROM
    @CEKROM 5 років тому +3

    0:07 I like Bing Jokes & your videos =D

  • @BackTheNerd
    @BackTheNerd 5 років тому +3

    Somebody hasn't discovered the PaqRap...

  • @wordart_guian
    @wordart_guian 5 років тому +1

    By the way, was every commercial like that in the nineties?

  • @cal4720
    @cal4720 5 років тому

    2:33 My Grandma looks so much like this, shirt colour and even hairstyle.

  • @lastnamechico
    @lastnamechico 5 років тому

    Why is clippy's death a very funny scene to me... Gonna go watch that Office 2010 movie in the theater

  • @Survolt
    @Survolt 5 років тому

    1:45 I noticed she raps while typing on his keyboard.

  • @CatFace8885
    @CatFace8885 5 років тому

    Are we not gonna talk about the ad where Steve Ballmer is promoting Windows 1.0, while acting he's on cocaine?

    • @CommodoreFan64
      @CommodoreFan64 5 років тому

      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.

  • @skajmerstarekonto
    @skajmerstarekonto 5 років тому

    the MS-DOS song got stuck in my head

  • @LinkstheCat
    @LinkstheCat 5 років тому +1

    I love Microsoft's ads they are so funny sometimes!

  • @seanc.5310
    @seanc.5310 5 років тому

    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

  • @mohammedsalman7869
    @mohammedsalman7869 5 років тому

    Great one, keep it up!

  • @airdog46x
    @airdog46x 5 років тому

    1:41 ah so this is where the protogent rap came from

  • @solcraftdev
    @solcraftdev 5 років тому

    Because of this video I'm making a VM with Windows/386 with MS-DOS 5

  • @AiOinc1
    @AiOinc1 5 років тому

    2:47 William is played by Ace Ventura, apparently

  • @moth.monster
    @moth.monster 5 років тому

    Can you make the Official Microsoft Lore Timeline?

  • @darthslackus499
    @darthslackus499 5 років тому

    so wait...they went from Windows 386 to MS-DOS 5? From Windows back to Dos?

  • @JanuszKrysztofiak
    @JanuszKrysztofiak Рік тому

    Perhaps Windows 2/286 'commercial' was for internal entertainment at MS, whereas the MS-DOS 5 one was a genuine ad.

  • @CEKROM
    @CEKROM 5 років тому +2

    8:51 *Help!* =D

  • @aldude999
    @aldude999 5 років тому

    Damn, that noise gate is set really high

  • @picklerick_91
    @picklerick_91 4 роки тому

    2:50 *Inside William’s Mind* SHE BLINDED ME WITH WINDOWS 386 (and yes I’m drunk typing this rn) (dill with it)

  • @HK_808
    @HK_808 5 років тому +1

    My favorite is the Microsoft home windows 95 commercial

  • @cfromnowhere
    @cfromnowhere 5 років тому

    These ads remind me of the notorious Steve Ballmer selling Windows 😂

  • @SmeddyTooBestChannel
    @SmeddyTooBestChannel 5 років тому

    90's Microsoft and Apple strike me as the least stuffy-stuffy businessmen ever. They did some shady shit, but at least it felt like there was some genuine passion and fun behind what they were making.

  • @alex84632
    @alex84632 5 років тому

    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.

  • @DimitriosChannel
    @DimitriosChannel 5 років тому

    lol that rap commercial, call it "Mix Mastersoft."

  • @emilioalberto6967
    @emilioalberto6967 5 років тому

    Where’s Vanilla Ice when you need him? 😂

  • @IDunno655
    @IDunno655 5 років тому

    Let's be real here linda is FINE. The one that looks like she walked out of any 90's music video.
    Edit: @ 5:10 .... A dare shirt. Nice touch.😂
    Kinda ironic tho since he looks like mac miller.🙏🙏

  • @BilisNegra
    @BilisNegra 5 років тому

    Steve Ballmer's on-coke Windows 1.0 commercial not here? Really? What were you thinking of, oh, lord...