Why Microsoft never hire any famous people to using their phone?

[Bodeanicus]

So Ellen bailed on Samsung then :smile:
We were all over the Academy award selfie...

Is there no true commitment among these celebrities anymore :grin:
$$$ from big business > pocketbook = this weeks allegiance

There never was. The people are paid to be seen holding a product, not actually using it. Maybe Microsoft should be paying developers of popular apps to develop for them, instead of paying celebrities. Don't say they can't afford it.

 

[Shawn Magm]

Personally, whether a celebrity uses a particular phone does not influence me in purchasing that phone. I would rather get feedback from a respected tech site or user to make my decision.

 

[Guytronic]

There never was. The people are paid to be seen holding a product, not actually using it. Maybe Microsoft should be paying developers of popular apps to develop for them, instead of paying celebrities. Don't say they can't afford it.

Ummm...
I was joking...

 

[Ashalinia]

People must've forgotten when Ellen gave away Lumia 1520s to audience members on her show.

 

[4ny0n3]

Sadly, celebrities will always revert to iPhone. They also paid Gwen Stefani to use an HTC 8X. You can even find tweets from her sent from Twitter for WP8 and, not long after that, you'll see how she starts posting nonstop from Twitter for iPhone. Back then, the WP experience was lacking.

 

[Greywolf1967]

People must've forgotten when Ellen gave away Lumia 1520s to audience members on her show.

If I remember correctly......Yes she gave away 1520s but this was a push by a phone/service provider. I forget which one, but the phones would have been locked to AT&T or who ever.

She didn't even hold the phone itself.....just talked about the prize is this phone from this national phone company bla bla bla 3g/4g/LTE

If Microsoft is to have a Star catch fire with a product, they will have to think outside the box ( Not really their thing these days ).

It's not easy to launch an advert that hits and explodes like Jordan/Spike Lee/Nike "it must be the shoes", or a very old "Where's the Beef"

Apple hit with Hi I'm a Mac..... but Apple knows how to market its brand.

I do think Microsoft are starting to fine tune in the right direction, showing real world people using real world apps under a Windows brand.

Focus on product not fluff !!!! Plus a false step by a well known name could undo any gains in a heart beat.

 

[Bodeanicus]

Sadly, celebrities will always revert to iPhone. They also paid Gwen Stefani to use an HTC 8X. You can even find tweets from her sent from Twitter for WP8 and, not long after that, you'll see how she starts posting nonstop from Twitter for iPhone. Back then, the WP experience was lacking.

No, they paid Gwen Stefani to pose with a HTC 8X in her hand. That doesn't mean she ever used it.

 

[raycpl]

Celebrity endorsements??? ...bah!!
I'd rather believe a celebrity if he/she said she doesn't use such & such a phone.... but that would be as rare as rear-end droppings of a rocking horse!!

 

[fdokos]

The Helen - iPhone 6 looks so fake...just look at the apple on the phone, and her index finger. Doesn't even looks like it's touching the phone. Not buying it...must be photoshoped!

Sent from Lumia 930.

 

[psudotechzealot]

Because it rarely ever work?

 

[psoham777]

Because WP is for some unique people like us, not for the famous ones. lol

 

[Gaurav Tyagi]

Ellen DeGeneres just post a "selfie" with iPhone 6 plus on Instagram
Tumblr: The Ellen DeGeneres Show

And it "only" gets over 100k likes in 30 minutes! Why Microsoft never do something like this?

They can throw away 2.5 billions dollar to buy a game company just to make it become a trash and can't even hire somebody to promote their phone?

Because wp users have brain

 

[EliaJada]

Actually I recall Andy Samberg from Lonely Island doing a commercial about his Windows Phone.
Also, Will Arnet did one too.

Lumia's appeared in the Dark Knight Rises, Man of Steel, Transformers: Age if Extintion, Sherlock, and a LOT more movies and series.
There's Lumia 1020 in Katy Perry's Roar, and a Lumia 930 in Katy Perry's This Is How We Do.

 

[Draconica5]

Because wp users have brain

developer don't care if they have smart or dumb users. They need the quantity rather than the quality to sell their apps.

 

[vk1971]

Celebs will use Apple no matter what because it's "sexy". That's how things are today.
If I was MS I'd put ads with "ordinary", everyday people using WP for their everyday tasks. Simple ads without any "fashion fuss".
Of course, MS shouldn't feature ad with a guy like me, who still waits for WP8.1 on his L822. Yeahhhh, MS+Verizon.

 

[broughshane]

I sure don't use my 930 because some celeb uses one. And I really don't care about one either doing a selfie on a iPhone. I use my WindowsPhone because its my phone OS of choice.

 

[psoham777]

I sure don't use my 930 because some celeb uses one. And I really don't care about one either doing a selfie on a iPhone. I use my WindowsPhone because its my phone OS of choice.

I agree with you, even if tomorrow Android has 100% market share in the world, I'll still stick to WP. Its a personal choice

 

[4ny0n3]

No, they paid Gwen Stefani to pose with a HTC 8X in her hand. That doesn't mean she ever used it.

She did use it. But not for long.

 

[badMojo69]

This
http://forums.windowscentral.com/wi...s-using-windows-phone-soon-contract-ends.html
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[Wagan8r]

Don't you remember the deal with Jessica Alba?

How about the commercials with Will Arnet?

​Microsoft has tried that, but it doesn't seem to have much impact.