Article: Coca-Cola Ad Means a Little Pocket Change for Microsoft's Bill Gates.(Originated from The Atlanta Journal and Constitution)

ATLANTA--Aug. 25--Bill Gates, the richest man in the world, doesn't have pocket change to buy a Coca-Cola Classic.

That's the plot in a commercial from the Atlanta-based soft drink giant that will air Sunday and Monday during a Microsoft infomercial to promote Windows 95.

Coca-Cola wouldn't say what it paid Gates for the spot, which won't be used again. "It's enough to buy him a Coke," quipped spokesman Bob Bertini. The ad was filmed Aug. 9 at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Wash., by Weiden & Kennedy, the Portland agency known for its work with Nike and ESPN. …

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