Advertising and marketing people will have us believe that Apple’s Mac vs. PC ads are hurting Microsoft’s business, all the while improving Apple’s image and bottom line. Microsoft themselves probably believes it to a certain degree. Which is probably the reason why they’re about to shell out $10 million dollars to Jerry Seinfeld to be the new spokesperson for Windows. The ads will begin on September 4th. Microsoft is spending $300 million to improve its image, and is considering adding fellow funnymen Chris Rock and Will Ferrell to join Jerry in promoting the operating system. I think the ploy may work initially, but will probably wear off once people realize that as much as they dress it up in advertisements, Windows Vista is still a nightmare of a product. I’ve heard many rumors in the tech community (which I’m still a part of) that Microsoft is already looking beyond Vista, wishing they could have scrapped it altogether, and is focusing their efforts on a new OS, to be released in 2009. The ads will probably be great, but Vista will still be Vista.

Jerry Seinfeld to Be Microsoft's New $10M Pitchman

Ryan Seacrest One Step Closer to Ruling Hollywood

A sign of the apocalypse? Perhaps to some. Ryan Seacrest has just inked a deal with Comcast, which will allow him first-look rights to the company’s projects through August 2011. Right now, Seacrest is the king of E! network, having his hands in almost every show that airs on there. With this deal, his production company will even be more prolific and the guy’s going to rake in more money than most stars will see in a lifetime. Say what you will about him (I like how Nikki Finke refers to him as the Viscount of Vapidity), but the guy’s a brilliant businessman.

Another deal for Seacrest

Anna Ferris Rules! She Rules!

Did I mention that Anna Ferris rules? I love this chick. She’s sexy, intelligent, and extremely funny. I really enjoyed her stint on Entourage (it was one of the few bright spots in a not-so-bright season), and hope she comes back for at least a few episodes. She can do no wrong, although sometimes she chooses some pretty weak scripts (the later Scary Movie sequels come to mind). She appears in the new movie House Bunny, which opens tomorrow. There’s some negative buzz about the film, but I’ve read a handful of good reviews already, so it’s hard to say how the film is going to do. Box office analysts are only predicting $8 million for the weekend, but if there’s good word of mouth then the flick may have staying power. I know I’m definitely going to see it! Here’s a link with an interview she conducted for the media about the film, followed by Variety’s review of the movie:

Anna Faris talks about House Bunny

The House Bunny

Another Boy Band “Outing”?

Jonathan Knight from the 80’s boy band New Kids on the Block, may be the latest celebrity to be outed. Two websites, Queerty and Perez Hilton claim that Jonathan, 39, will come out of the closet soon and that he’s in a relationship and happy. Jonathan dated Tiffany (I Think We’re Alone Now) while the New Kids were touring with her. Apparently she was head over heels over him. She stated on an E! True Hollywood Story documentary that she “would have married him”, and attributed their breakup to scheduling issues. No statement from Jonathan has been released and NKOTB begins their Canadian tour in September.

New Kid coming out

Does This Mean Scranton Has an Opening for Warehouse Manager?

Craig Robinson, the guy who plays Darryl on The Office, is one lucky man. Busted in June for possession of ecstasy, things were looking bleak for his future. Robinson also had cocaine and amphetamines in his system when he was busted in Culver City. He’s got a great lawyer, who is seeing to it that Robinson enters a drug-counseling program, and if he completes it in 18 months, the guilty plea will be withdrawn and dismissed and he'll be back to work at the Scranton Warehouse. But if Daryl comes back to work with a drug problem on his hands, who’s going to oversee the potential HR issue that is sure to come up now that Toby has run away to Costa Rica? Can Holly step up to the plate?

Office guy in ecstasy over drug case