The Mojave Experiment

I finally got around to checking out The Mojave Experiment. The experiment used people who have NEVER used Windows Vista before. They don't mention on the site how long these people were allowed to use the operating system or whether or not they were allowed to use it by themselves.

That being said, I find it hard to believe that these people got an honest view of Vista. I think it takes real use to really judge an operating system. I didn't just wake up on day and say, "Oh! I think I'll go out and spend over 2k on a Mac". I actually spent time using Mac OS X on a daily basis. It wasn't perfect but it came close.

On the site there is a link that says "Consider the facts" which lists that:
89%* of existing Windows Vista users expressed satisfaction with it.
* Includes very (43%) and somewhat (46%) satisfied.

I'm guessing this means that the survey people filled out only had very satisfied, somewhat satisfied and not satisfied as options. A good survey would have "satisfied" as an option. By not having it it forces people are would normally just be satisfied to say very satisfied. Its the same thing that's wrong with rating movies on Netflix. They make it so you can either like the movie or dislike the movie and never be neutral towards it.

My point is this, they made a crappy attempt to make it look like a high number of people are satisfied with Vista and would want to use it. On the plus side, the new ad with Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates is really cute.