Microsoft knows they have a reputation issue with Vista. Buggy, crashy, bloated, slow.
But what if Vista is really good and all of this is just perception?
In a high-tech version of the old Folgers commercial, Microsoft showed people who were critical of Vista a next-generation version of Windows called Mojave. They later reveal that it was really good old Folgers Crystals — I mean, Vista.
Can this slick campaign put Vista back on the map? See for yourself.
If Microsoft really believes that people will like Vista, if they would only try it, how about a money-back guarantee? (Of course, if you don't like it, you them have to figure out how to uninstall it and go back to your old system.)
Leo Laporte says Vista has had a bum rap, that it's actually quite good, and way more secure than previous versions of Windows. But you do need recent hardware — don't run it on your old 800 MHz Pentium.
And by the way, I admire the polish and skill of this campaign but worry not: I still hate Microsoft. None of those reasons have changed.
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