Why are Websites Still Forcing People to Use IE?

Posted by Cliff on Wednesday April 18, 2007 @11:51AM from the betcha-it's-active-x-controls dept.

DragonTHC asks: "I just visited Movielink's website for research. Their site has a nice message saying, 'Sorry, but in order to enjoy the Movielink service you must use Internet Explorer 5.0 (or higher) or Mozilla/Firefox with an IE Tab Extension (IE installation required).' While allowing the IETab Firefox extension is somewhat progressive, why do companies still force people to use Internet Explorer? Surely the site should work just fine in Firefox? With Firefox's steady gains in market share, you would think that webmasters would get the hint. If you are a webmaster, what are your reasons for forcing IE?"

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Re:Thanks so very much by Vexorian · 2007-04-18 14:04 · Score: 1, Flamebait

You ARE stupid for using IE. And I am giving out my karma points. Don't mind losing 3 karma points for saying so, but I really had to do so.

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Copyright infringement is "piracy" in the same way DRM is "consumer rape"
Re:Obvious by beckerist · 2007-04-19 00:23 · Score: 0, Flamebait

I refuse to code for IE. In fact, if you are NOT running Firefox, I give you nasty messages and google ads! http://slipperyfish.net/