The “Mojave Experiment”

…an experiment to see what people think of Windows Vista when they don’t know it’s Windows Vista. Funny one. :roll:

From the Mojave Experiment website:

We disguised Windows Vista as codename ‘Mojave,’ the ‘next Microsoft OS,’ so regular people who’ve never used Windows Vista could see what it can do – and decide for themselves.

Via CristiV.

2008
07/29
CATEGORY
Fun
Microsoft
Vista
Windows
9 comments
  • Mihai

    I saw that on channel 9′s webcast yesterday. Americans are so st..pid sometimes;;)

  • Marian

    “The Mojave Experiment:” Bad Science, Bad Marketing
    http://wilshipley.com/blog/2008/07/mojave-experiment-bad-science-bad.html

  • Gabi

    Bun punct de vedere in articolul "Bad Science, bad marketing", dar totusi sunt de parere ca experimentul asta merita un 10, deoarece am intalnit si eu multe persoane anti-Vista si anti-Microsoft (printre care ma numar si eu, in schimb sunt f. multumist de Vista) care nu au nici cea mai vaga idee despre produsul asta si se iau doar dupa vorbe si zvonuri in loc sa se lamureasca first-hand.

  • http://tomis.weblog.ro Tomis

    Vista deserves the bad rep because it’s really bad product without the first Service Pack. And if you plan on using it with the Aero interface, the strain on the hardware is quite big.

    As for the “experiment”, it works the other way around, too. Many people use a product just because they heard that it is very good or because the marketing told them so, not because they have a real standard for what “good” means or because they need a specific feature of that product.

    Best example I can come up with, beside Apple and its ultra-hyped products – most people who use Firefox could be much better off using Opera or Safari, since they don’t need any fancy webdev extensions, and any extra functionality that comes in Firefox comes with a price in speed. Opera is faster and safer than Firefox but it doesn’t have the flashy marketing strategy. Make a poll around casual Firefox users, ask them why they use it and see what they tell you.
    Sorry tudy, no flame intended, but I can absolutely prove beyond doubt that Opera is faster and more secure. It’s all about using something “in cunostinta de cauza”.

  • http://www.tudy.ro Tudy

    I don’t doubt that Opera may be faster. But as long as I work in web development, I need stuff like Web Developer, Firebug or DOM Inspector (they’re all Firefox addons). :roll:

    Still, I use Opera on my mobile, and it’s simply the best mobile browser I’ve had a chance to use so far. ;)

  • Marian

    Agree, Firebug is gold.

    Tudy, you should try Safari Mobile (on iPod touch/iPhone). That is really really great – desktop browser w/ mobile navigation, only w/o Flash ads.

  • http://tomis.weblog.ro Tomis

    I know you need it for WebDev (talked about that before) and I agree that Firefox is a must in your field of work. I’m just saying that users should be aware of the qualities (and most of all, defects) of the products they (don’t) use so that they make a choice based on merit, not on hear-say.

    I was really disturbed when I read a few days ago on the Firefox website that it is the most secure web browser, which is a big fat lie. Secunia.com and the lack of proper(native) EV certificate support are the proof that the users’ security isn’t really a big concern for their developing team.

    As for the speed… Don’t even get me started :lol:

  • ryan

    it’s interesting, but the people only used it for 5 minutes. i’m sure their opinions would be different if they used it for a month or two. then again, maybe not, i dunno. i’ve never used vista. but i would be more convinced if they had the people use it for a month then come back and tell them what they thought about it.

  • http://www.tudy.ro Tudy

    A very interesting article on InfoWorld, about the now heavily predicted “downfall” of Vista, compared to how XP was adopted 6-7 years ago.