So long and thanks for all the churros: Microsoft announced today that it's pulling the plug on the wacky Jerry Seinfeld commercials -- which was its plan all along, of course. Of course!

Find out what brilliant new strategy they'll employ next, after the jump...

Get ready for another entertaining episode of “Bill and Jerry’s Excellent Adventures.” This time, the two decide to leave their gloriously wealthy lives behind for a taste of what it’s like to live a normal life (one that doesn’t involved owning a moon house that hovers over Seattle).

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In an effort to coerce the public into believing that Windows Vista really wasn’t a failure, Microsoft released a series of ads featuring the illustrious, and hilarious, Jerry Seinfeld with hopes that the commercials would restore the faith of the non-believers (who may have moved on to better things—like the Church of Apple).