Ron Schenone

Microsoft’s Mojave Experiment – Fact Or Fiction?

Posted by on Jul 30, 2008 | 6 Comments

Back on July 24th, 2008, I wrote about what is best described as the Mojave experiment , in which Microsoft tested Vista using the Mojave code name, to see the reactions of participants who were alleged anti-Vista people. These people were in ‘shcok and awe’ when they learned that Mojave was really Vista. So yesterday I received this email asking this question:

Heh Ron, 

I read your story about Microsoft’s Mojave and just had one question. Knowing Micrsoft’s reputation, how do we really know that these were real people and not shills? 

Good question. But how do we really know that anything that we read on the Internet is for real or not? Sometimes we just need to do things on faith. But we also have to be cautious on what we read and how we interrupt the facts.

What do you think? Was what Microsoft did with Mojave real or not?

Comments welcome.

  • http://tyler@mackechnie.net Tyler Mackechnie

    LOL yet the add next to this is for The Windows Vista Mojave Experiment

  • Paul

    yes they were normall people who had never actually tryed Vista. And just stuck with XP. 1 clip shown that 1 wasnt convinced it was Vista

  • Adam Lumer

    It’s a pointless argument. I know of many kids that are underage using Facebook. If they want to use it they will eventually find a way to sign up.

  • http://twitter.com/AmirulAbu Amirul Abu

    for me, facebook should make something facebook-like features but targeted to kids, so the privacy can be controlled and differ than the real facebook. make it more kid friendly.

  • Anonymous

    I’d say twelve to be honest, considering the age of criminal responsibility is ten in the United Kingdom and nowadays children are more mature.

    Another thing I’d like to say, I’m rather large for my age, now, what sort of child molester would be able to or want to attack or harm a 5ft 11in rugby-playing kid? :)

  • Colton Hooke

    I’d say if you do, just have much more stronger privacy settings for them. Have more protection for them and possibly parental controls for users under 13.