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MSN Blocks Mozilla, Other Browsers [updated]

k_hokanson writes: "I was just going to check out some tasty news articles, with my trusty Mozilla, at MSN. but what do I get when I go there? A nice little message telling me that 'in order to display this page properly', I have to get the latest version of IE! And no, there's no option to display it incorrectly. " Enough people have submitted this story that it can't be an isolated case;) Thanks, Microsoft. Here's the story on Yahoo!. CT: telling konqueror to lie about its User Agent causes the page to render correctly save the background which is the wrong color. Update: 10/25 23:19 GMT by T : kuwan writes "Looks like Microsoft was getting too much heat. CNet is reporting that Microsoft is backing off on their browser block. I'm only wondering how long it will be before they do it again with some other excuse as to why we all need IE."

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  3. Gatus, the terrorist must be stopped! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Bill Gates et.el, today, unleased a demonic force on the free thinking minds of the peaceful earthlings. In unmasking his new eXPreance, Gates, conformed to our planet, that he is forever the demonic entity from herewith entitled Satanius Gatus (scientific name).

    And then some; Gatus was not sattisfied by just unleasing his new orgasmin, instead, he steals the rights of several million human beings on earth, by blocking them off and segregating them based on color of browser, version and OS.

    Gatus is a criminal, a racist, a terrorist. He has struck the basic values of internet loving human beings, and in so doing has tried to divide and render all of us useless.

    Gatus should be stooped. We will stand together, and we will strike back with vengence. Gatus would never be given the upper hand, his crime against humanity, genocide and etc, would be harshly and venemously deafeated.

    I cry for the execution of Gatus, the terrorist. Bomb his terrorist training compound in Richmond, Washington and rid the world of this vile terror.

    For a free, terror free world.

  4. An old favorite by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Let's play NIGGER BOPPER

    I believe the game of Nigger Bopper is what you are looking for.
    You know the rules don't you? Load up the beater with your buds and a broomstick. When you see a nigger, lean out the window and bop him on the head with the broomstick. *BUT* if you can't hang on to the broomstick, and you drop it, your buds will stop the car while you walk back and retrieve it. Note: sometimes this game gets confused with mailbox baseball. No matter. Bat or broomstick, step up to the plate and swing!

  5. Re:No no no! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    More accurately:

    Nod your head in agreement and go off to live in your little ghetto.

  6. Netscape 4.72 infinite loop problem by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Netscape 4.72 frequently goes into an infinite
    loop on NT 4 and the only way to fix it is to kill
    the process.

    1. Re:Netscape 4.72 infinite loop problem by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Netscape 4.72 frequently goes into an infinite
      loop on NT 4 and the only way to fix it is to kill
      the process.

  7. Re:Who gives a flying fuck? by Captain+Pedantic · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I don't know, there's a page on msn for everybodies interests

    PS. Those links work fine in mozilla.

    --

    None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
  8. Nobody Wearing Brown Lipstick Today? by PingXao · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    Whenever there's an MS-bashing story on /. the responses usually fall into these categories:
    1. This proves MS is evil
    2. Maybe it's an honest mistake
    3. If you don't like MS don't use their stuff
    4. MS is being unfairly criticised again
    It's quite amazing that so far there are no posts I can see falling into category number 4 on this story. What happened to all the MS apologists? No astroturfers? Nobody rising to their defense on this? No undercover MS agents or employees have an opinion on this? Very interesting......
  9. Re:Related News by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    rotfl- mod this up!