Microsoft Taps Jerry Seinfeld for $300M Ad Campaign

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 21, 2008 - 12:55pm.

New York - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) has hired comedian Jerry Seinfeld to appear as one of the "key celebrity pitchmen" alongside chairman Bill Gates in a new $300 million ad campaign, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people close to the situation. The sources say that Seinfeld will garner about $10 million for his talents.