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It seems like even Microsoft's marketing department knows a thing or two about nerdy UI stuff, as a recent survey that offers copies of Vista Beta on CD asks what the fancy new 'let's make everything 50% transparent because transparency is teh r0x0r' effects in Vista are called. Wouldn't you know - Aqua is one of the multiple answers! Right up there along with 'Aero' (the correct choice) and 'Zero' (funny how they rhyme). I would honestly love to see the stats on these test results.

Fortunately, Microsoft also allows Vista beta hopefuls to share how the four-years-late OS truly makes them feel with another question: "Windows Vista brings _____ to your world" has three options: Confusion, Creativity and Clarity (nevermind the large Vista banner at the top of the survey page - pictured). Be careful how you answer kids; you do want that copy of the clarifying (hint hint) Windows Vista beta, right?

Right?

Thanks Ety

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Steve

I chose confusion ;)

August 23 2006 at 5:24 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
casey

I'm using Vista Beta right now. I like it. I have noticed, though, that UI stuff like, opening folders, pics, and the usual grunt work stuff runs just as fast on my 1.2GHZ windows box as they do on my 400MHZ (overclocked) G3. Of course the G3 really starts to chug when I crank up youtube.

I was thinking of switching 100% to OSX but then I thought about shelling out $100+ every year to stay up to date. So it looks like I'll keep running both side by side with the G3 running on used software.

I guess that was off topic though. Maybe when I find out why using such great software as OSX makes people spend so much time bashing something they find to be so inferior...Maybe then I'll really be ready to switch.

August 22 2006 at 11:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mike Sewell

Only Microsoft would put a tagline like:
"Bring clarity to your world" in front of a hazy, hard to see landscape. Even the dude on the right is having a hard time seeing anything. Clarity indeed.

Top shelf Microsoft Marketing. Top shelf.

August 22 2006 at 10:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Thayne Miller

I just love how loaded the questions are. What a stupid joke. Then, by the end, you have to give microsoft your address so they can spam the hell out of you. They don't even offer you a download of the iso any more. Um... maybe I'm on crack, but shouldn't the richest corporation in the world be able to afford more bandwidth? Oh right... it's not a bandwidth issue. They just didn't want the whole world to see how shitty their new OS is compared to Leopard. (hell, compared to ANY OS X incarnation)

August 22 2006 at 6:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
brian

> Um....Aero and Zero don't rhyme.

Sure they do. Look how they're spelled. They *have* to rhyme. Just like how 'laughter' rhymes with 'daughter.' Duh. :-)

August 22 2006 at 5:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
trevc

re:"Um....Aero and Zero don't rhyme."

depending on yer accent is shore duz!!!

August 22 2006 at 1:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
spil

Stephen- you get in the top contributers by getting stars, which the bloggers at TUAW hand out to people who they think are posting relevent things in the comments. You can get into the top contributers of you have at least as many stars as (or more) of the bottom person, and s/he would get knocked off because I think they only have 20 "spots" so that sidebar doesnt get congested.

That was Stars 101, you now have 16 credits towards your graduation of weblogs inc. college.

Sincerely,
Dr. Joe Kickass, PhD

August 22 2006 at 1:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ken C

Did anyone notice this was for Microsoft India? It does allow a Address in the states but yeah

August 22 2006 at 1:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Brendan Sheehan jnr

"Be careful how you answer kids; you do want that copy of the clarifying (hint hint) Windows Vista beta, right?"
It doesn't matter how many you get right or wrong. You still get the free CD/DVD.

August 22 2006 at 12:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lush

Um....Aero and Zero don't rhyme.

August 22 2006 at 12:25 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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