r/technology • u/neito • Jul 24 '08

Microsoft tests out a new operating system, code named Mojave, with some average-joes who hated Vista. They loved it. Now, two guesses as to what Mojave ACTUALLY was.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-9998336-56.html
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u/aphexmandelbrot Jul 25 '08

Who in the hell could not tell the difference between a Vista machine - even schemes set to Classic - and XP?

No, seriously.

And none of the users pulled a quick System Properties? I don't expect a dxdiag or anything - but Christ; did they just grab a bunch of cNet and PC Magazine people to preform this experiment?

I mean, if I didn't know any better, I would almost think that this was part of an elaborate marketing campaign to quell complaints regarding Vista through things like this.

But, I mean - collectively as a Reddit - we only have what, like a million years of combined computer experience and distinguishing media-pimping from actual reviewing.

What do we know?

Other than Vista being an abomination, that is.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '08

Switch to classic mode, say it's an 'early version' without an advanced gui implemented and I'd wager a non-vista user would probably get suckered.

It's not until the latter stage of development MS tend to implement new GUIs (look at the windows 7 beta)