So, remember last week when we said that, as a small business owner, you shouldn't take any cues on successful advertising from the new Microsoft spots? Apparently Microsoft agrees.

They announced today that they're killing the bizzaro ads featuring Bill Gates and bee suit wearer-Jerry Seinfeld. BUT, that was the plan all along, they say! See, the Seinfeld/Gates ads were just "teasers" for the main event, or "phase two" as they're calling it. That may actually be true, given that "phase two" sounds equally strange (and we're not just talking about its geeky name). According to Microsoft, the new campaign's theme is "Windows. Life without Walls" and the ads will feature stars like Eva Longoria, Pharrell Williams, and Deepak Chopra (so, the B-list). Seinfeld's apparently been kicked to the curb—for now at least.

Did Gates doing the robot get you sufficiently warmed up?!

(Via Gawker and the New York Times)