Comments on: Microsoft’s Mojave Experiment: Fooled Ya, PC Users!

By: Is Internet Explorer’s Reputation Repairable? | HaLaPic

Is Internet Explorer’s Reputation Repairable? | HaLaPic — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:45:53 +0000

[...] in 2008, Microsoft ran a strange experiment in which it showed the much-maligned Windows Vista to clueless PC users–but told them that it was a secret upcoming version of Windows known as “Mojave.” [...]

By: Is Internet Explorer’s Reputation Repairable? - Techland - TIME.com

Is Internet Explorer’s Reputation Repairable? - Techland - TIME.com — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:31:23 +0000

By: House MD Stream

House MD Stream — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:48:09 +0000

Thats for sure.

By: Watch House Online

Watch House Online — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:38:26 +0000

Biff Martin you got that right, they are sneaky bastards!

By: biff martin

biff martin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:51:39 +0000

those sneeky basterds…

Those people would love Mojave for about an hour, until they got the dreaded blue screen of death, or the dreaded frozen screen of coma.

By: memoer.net » » technologizers-most-of-2008

memoer.net » » technologizers-most-of-2008 — Fri, 28 May 2010 20:31:53 +0000

[...] Most Annoying Windows Ad Campaign. No, it had nothing to do with churros. It was the Mojave Experiment, which involved fooling clueless PC users into thinking Windows Vista was an Exciting New Version [...]

By: Microsoft’s Search Engine Way Behind Google? Must be the Name! | Technologizer

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:42:03 +0000

[...] But when Microsoft slaps the Google logo on Live Search results–in a sort of reversal of its Mojave Project prank–consumers like them better than when they know they’re from [...]

By: A New Windows (Live) Ad | Technologizer

A New Windows (Live) Ad | Technologizer — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:24:15 +0000

[...] Microsoft advertising seems to be addressed at a cheerfully clueless newbie (like the nice folks duped by the Mojave Experiment) that my impulse is to assume that this spot is aimed at people who are terrified by the prospect [...]

By: Tech In Demand » OMG This Post Will Be Read All Fracken Ready

Tech In Demand » OMG This Post Will Be Read All Fracken Ready — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:39:55 +0000

[...] McCracken thinks that the “Mojave Experiment” is clever, but he questions the users who were interviewed: Mojave is a very clever conceit, and for some Vista skeptics, it’s probably [...]

By: AJ_in_the_East_Bay

AJ_in_the_East_Bay — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:50:16 +0000

I would have loved to sneak my way into that “experiment”, press Windows+Pause/Break, and ask them “What do you mean ‘Mojave’? This is Vista, you liars!”