They did get Bill Gates to use his mug shot somewhere in the spot (not spoiling it by saying where), but other than that we're underwhelmed. Here's what we took away from it: Bill Gates's jiggling ass is moist and tasty. Don't ask us now, watch the clip and you'll see. [Thanks mbaronny!]

What's interesting about this experiment is that sure, people who don't know anything/enough about Vista are kneejerking their way into hating it. These people are the ones that are easily convinced with a slight-of-hand that Vista is good. But what they didn't show was the day-to-day usage of Vista, like accidentally installing an XP printer driver and not being able to print. Sure, we like Vista just fine, but this demographic that Microsoft has in its video would be just the kind to not really be tech savvy enough to fix the aforementioned printer problem.

What can we conclude from the Mojave experiment? Pretty much exactly what we thought of Vista: that it's not that bad. Definitely not as bad as these people previously thought.

However, this is a video of people clueless about what Vista looks like in the first place. No Gizmodo readers would fall for such a ruse. Here's a video there of a guy recognizing Mojave as Vista:

Kudos to Windows Marketing for including cases like this, because there's no way that the public perceptions of Vista being not all that great/bad are solely based on prejudice. But maybe, just maybe, a lot of it is. [Mojave Experiment]

At the conference, all those present plainly saw a PC in the demo running the screen you see pictured above, and if you look closely you can barely make out "Windows Build 6001 Service Pack 1, v113" at the top of the screen. But this could be a ruse. Will there be any more service packs at all for Vista?

According to analysts, many Microsoftians would rather just bug-fix the operating system as they go along, using Windows Update to slip in patches as they're created. Plus, if there's no SP1 to wait for, people might be more likely to pick up a copy of Windows Vista now. Fixing bugs as soon as possible via Microsoft's automatic updating service seems to be the most logical approach.

We've heard quite a few people saying they're waiting for bug fixes before jumping into Vista, and we agree. Sure, we're running Vista on a test machine or two, but we're not quite as trustworthy as most early adopters and are waiting for SP1 before we install it on our main production workstations. What about it, readers? Should we jump into Vista now? – Charlie White

Update: The code name "Fiji" reportedly refers to an interim Windows release that contains the next update of Windows Media Center, not SP1. However, Microsoft isn't confirming or denying any of this. CW

Vista Service Pack 1: It lives [ZDNet, via CrunchGear]

If you haven't been keeping up, SideShow is a Vista feature that when paired with the right "gadget" gives you the ability to read email, listen to music, or browse through photos from an external screen, like the 2.5 inch QVGA LCD on this remote. The advanced clicker also has the basic IR blaster and Bluetooth.

Before we tell you what we think, check the gallery below.

Okay, so this is a very quick first impression. (I've only spent a few hours with the remote.) It has a nice sturdy feel, the buttons are big and clickable and the screen is easy on the eyes. A number pad slides out from the bottom of the remote. It's cool, but feels flimsy. (Kinda like texting on a Sony Ericsson P910). Hopefully we'll get used to it with time. Next up, hooking it up with our Vista PC.

One thing we have to confirm. The IR blaster is rumored to not be universally programmable. Bad Ricavision!– Louis Ramirez

Product Page [Gizmodo]

a number pad. Logitech's mice are also top-notch (unlike the horrible mouse MS bundled with the 7000) so unless they've done something completely new, we'll put our money on Logi's rodent. Price-wise, I have a feeling you won't be able to beat MS' Wireless Laser Desktop 4000, but otherwise, this should be a solid showing from Logitech. – Louis Ramirez

Logitech Preps "Wave" Keyboard [TG Daily]

Nvida [via Crave]

Many of the gamers claim their 8800 cards don't work when playing games under Vista, or in some cases, the games won't even play. Nvidia has responded by saying yeah, sure, we're on it.

"Over the coming weeks NVIDIA and our partners, along with the industry will continue to update Windows Vista drivers to ensure maximum performance on 3D applications and add feature support." —Director of PR for Nvidia, Derek Perez

Nvidia Responds to Complaints About State of Vista Drivers [Ars Technica via Crave]
NvidiaClassAction

First Look: Vista Origami Experience Pack [TechEBlog]

Gates on the Mac ads

"I don't know why [Apple is] acting lie it's superior. I don't even get it. "If you just want to say, 'Steve Jobs invented the world, and then the rest of us came along,' that's fine.

"It will be more user-centric. If you drop by a [public] kiosk or somebody else's PC, we can bring down your home page, your files, your fonts, your favorites and those things."

Nowadays, security guys break the Mac every single day. Every single day, they come out with a total exploit, your machine can be taken over totally. I dare anybody to do that once a month on the Windows machine.

Finally, Vista Makes its Debut. Now What? [MSNBC]

It slows down my system a tiny bit, but not very much. I can still have Vista up and running, while doing much needlessly complicated calculus using Maple in Mac OSX. It's beautiful. I'm running the Vista Ultimate edition. According to istatpro, while all of these things are running, I still have over 70% of my processor power available as well as about 35% of my RAM idle.

Update: We contacted Justin, and he said he ran into the same problems mentioned before, where the network doesn't run and neither does the Windows Experience Index. So this Vista on OSX/Parallels thing isn't quite perfect yet. Plus, you'll need a copy of the more-expensive Enterprise or Ultimate Editions to run it on Parallels legally—the Home Edition EULA doesn't allow virtualization.

Thanks, Justin!

Product Page [Microsoft]

Press Release [Niveus]

Where Are the GeForce 8800 Series Windows Vista Drivers? [DailyTech]

Vista Upgrade Invalidates Your XP Key [Tom Coyote]

use SideShow-enabled remotes like these to view your photos or listen to music when your PC is idle or shut down. The larger the screen the better as you'll be able to see and do more.

Or you could use a Sideshow-enabled laptop like Asus' W5Fe. Sure, you may think that color external display will zap away your battery life, but in reality it'll actually do the opposite cause rather than have to boot up your entire system to grab a small bit of info (like an address or phone number), all you need to do is drill through the controls on the external display and find the info you need in seconds rather than minutes.

Too lazy to take out your notebook? Eleksen's messenger bag takes Asus' concept one step further in that the SideShow display is built right into the bag, so you don't even have to take your notebook out to get info, just look at your bag.

Microsoft wouldn't tell us what other plans they have in store for SideShow (though at CES we did see a cell phone with SideShow built-in), but the cool thing is that there could be as many products for it as there are uses. Not only that, but if you have the know-how, you can even create your own gadget, and the more people that do that, the better uses we'll see for SideShow. – Louis Ramirez

MS Vista Gadgets [Microsoft]
Make Your Own Gadget [Microsoft]

Thankfully my pal Stephen was in his office and let me in to defrost and post this update. Stay tuned for details on the party. Everyone who attended last week's Windows Gaming event went home with a $650 NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX graphics card. I doubt anyone will leave tonight's launch with anything as valuable. – Noah Robischon

January 30 Windows Vista Launch Deals [DailyTech]

Join DefectiveByDesign at the Vista Launch [DefectiveByDesign]