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Old 30-07-2008, 10:53 AM
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Mojave Experiment - Lame Old Microsoft

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Old 30-07-2008, 11:13 AM
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This is gold!

I bet someone was thinking "Vista doesn't suck! It's just people think it sucks, but it doesn't really!" - get someone that has actually used Vista and tell them to do that "experiment" and I'm sure it will be a different story.

Fuck you Microsoft, shit like this is why I use a Mac.
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reminds me of the old pepsi vs cole blind test.
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Where did the lame old microsoft addition come from?
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How much money did microshaft pay those people to actually say good things about vista crap?

MS a getting lower and lower
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This kind of thing shits me to tears. Here's why:

1) It's completely one-sided. They're showing these people all the positive things about Vista, nothing negative at all. Likely no mention of DRM issues, stability issues, compatibility and driver issues, security issues... The list goes on. Click on 'You Can't Please Everyone' WTF is up with that? There'd be far more people who aren't convinced, and have way more issues with it than that, Microsoft just aren't showing them (plus, they didn't answer the dude's question).

2) They're preying on the type of people who badmouth something before they even know what exactly it is that they're badmouthing. I get that it's kind of the idea, that Microsoft are saying that most people just don't like Vista because of what they've HEARD about it. But this is NOT a good way to advertise. Pretty much they're just promoting stupid people and made the low to average computer user feel stupid about themselves.

3) The videos are completely not forthcoming with what information is being fed to these people and exactly what kinds of things they get to try out. They're obviously playing with a souped up PC with a lightning fast net connection that definitely doesn't mirror what they would have on their own home computers.

4) The entire thing is sneaky and untruthful. Guess it's a reflection on Microsoft then, eh
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Boy, that doesn't look staged much.
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Imagine how excited those people would be if you showed them OS X :P
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Of course! The only problem with Vista is its name. And the box it comes in.
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Having to fool people into using your product = FAIL!
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Old 30-07-2008, 01:08 PM
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Microsoft to PR company: Resell Vista.

PR company: No worries, we will call it Mojave.

Microsoft to PR company: Brilliant.

PR company: That will be $2 million, thanks.
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Quote:
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Imagine how excited those people would be if you showed them OS X :P
Hehee, gold! I'd so love to see their reactions on video.
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Wil Shipley just wrote an article on this subject. *giggle*
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How many were tested compared to how many were shown?
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