Microsoft, the company that everyone loves to hate, has fallen to an all-time low. As reported on the New York Times Bits blog, Microsoft has begun a \$500 million campaign designed to convince you that Vista isn’t really as bad as you heard. From the microsoft website …

We know a few of you were disappointed by your early encounter. Printers didn’t work. Games felt sluggish. You told us—loudly at times—that the latest Windows wasn’t always living up to your high expectations for a Microsoft product.

How the mighty have fallen. I can’t imagine Bill Gates would stand for this if he wasn’t too busy trying to save the world.

UPDATE: Check out this great article from the New York Times detailing the whoes of Vista through Microsoft’s internal correspondence.