Windows Guru Calls For IE7 Boycott

Anonymous Cowherd writes "Paul Thurrott, a journalist that usually writes about all things Windows related (and sometimes about Apple affairs too), made a call in a recent article to boycott Internet Explorer, due to Microsoft's approach (continued in IE7) of not supporting web standards: 'My advice here is simple: Boycott Internet Explorer. It is a cancer on the Web, and must be stopped. IE is insecure and is not standards-compliant, which makes it unworkable for both end users and Web content creators... You can turn the tide by demanding better from Microsoft and using a better alternative Web browser. I recommend and use Mozilla Firefox, but Apple Safari (Mac only) and Opera 8 are both worth considering as well.'"

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Re:Ok all you web designers out there ....

[Pharmboy]

and if it is IE7 (or hey, ANY version of IE) refuse to render the page and pop up a link to Mozilla or Firefox and tell the user that his current browser is broken and a plague on the web, and that he should follow the given link and download a REAL broswer if he (or she) wants to see your content.

Oh yea, that is a great idea to do on our ecommerce server. "Oh, you wanted to spend $2500 with us? Fsck you, your web browser isn't L33t enough". Some how I don't think the boss is gonna appreciate me doing that.