Microsoft launched another effort Tuesday to debunk the heavy criticism its Windows Vista operating system has received. But rather than sending out executives and evangelists to tout the benefits and new functionalities in Vista, Microsoft instead performed an experiment. The test, much like a Pepsi versus Coke blind taste test, was designed to prove that consumers’ misconceptions about Vista, not the actual performance of the OS, are what have given the PC software a bad reputation.
The critical title belies the rapturous Vista advertisement which follows.
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Does a Vista By Any Other Name Smell as Rank?
Posted by: Walaika Haskins July 30, 2008 01:47 PMMicrosoft launched another effort Tuesday to debunk the heavy criticism its Windows Vista operating system has received. But rather than sending out executives and evangelists to tout the benefits and new functionalities in Vista, Microsoft instead performed an experiment. The test, much like a Pepsi versus Coke blind taste test, was designed to prove that consumers’ misconceptions about Vista, not the actual performance of the OS, are what have given the PC software a bad reputation.