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Why are Websites Still Forcing People to Use IE?
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?"
For the same reason people use IE in the first place: They are stupid and/or lazy.
They could also have a passionate love for Microsoft. Oh wait, I guess that falls under the "stupid" category, doesn't it?
If you are a webmaster, what are your reasons for forcing IE?
/. webmaster who would require IE?
Do you honestly believe there exists a
And if such a monster exists, do you honestly believe he'd admit it?
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by a tech support person, "because Linux and free software are hacker tools".
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Don't sweat it, Google kicks the shit out of them by not indexing Flash pages.
...I use an XHTML mime-type on all my pages.
I know! Firefox doesn't even run ActiveX controls, and those awesome search bars that give you free stuff don't even install into it!
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How narrow-minded. Do you know why I use IE? I used Firefox 1.0, and unless they've improved it since then, it rendered some sites (Gamespot is one that comes to mind as being particularly bad) very slowly, and very inaccurately. So, since I haven't heard of Firefox's rendering improving (of course, everyone raved about how good it was at the time, so maybe my experiences were unique), I use IE 7. The only feature in Firefox that I cared about was tabs, and now IE has that. So, am I stupid or lazy, given those reasons?
"16MB (fuck off, MiB fascists)" - The Mighty Buzzard
Well, you do read Gamespot...
Bank of America works...Of course, they're the official bank of the antichrist, so there's that.
I can't call anything running Windows Vista a "Workstation" with a straight face.
"The boss wants to cut costs and doesn't see the choice driving away clients."
..."???? Come ON!
And then you say "Nobody here is dumb
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I was curious about the error message, so I tried to go to movielink, which caused Firefox to crash. Fun fun fun!
... uses the blue e thingy. So, you don't use the internet?
Excuse me, but please get off my Pennisetum Clandestinum, eh!
it is always so funny to see people speaking about security issues in internet explorer, do you really think you ll have less security issues on firefox? so many people try to find security issues on IE, so naturaly they find some, but so many stupid people think firefox is so great that they dont look for security issues on firefox. somehow it is very comparable to people saying that linux is so great, they never got viruses or so. it is just that hackers/pirates prefer find security issues in microsoft product to hit more people, but trust me you can find many issues on linux too. if microsoft product were that bad, do you really think so many people would still be using them?
Nonsense. I've had work done on a number of ASP websites and never got a dinner by Microsoft!
hehe, typo. It'll make Firefox tell the website that it is IE even though its still using the FireFox rendering engine.
... and in the DRM, bind them.
My boss uses a Mac and he'd rather it looked worse in IE than in Firefox. I'm still trying to convince him to let me put a big "Get a Better Browser Link" on our homepage for IE users.
I have a dream.
Those who have telepathy have no need to RTFA.
You can run Windows Vista on a "Playstation"?!?!?
At the bus station the bus stops; at the train station the train stops...
Guess what happens at the Vista work station.
I wish I could filter out the annoying Pickens articles...
Why pose the question "Why are Websites Still Forcing People to Use IE?"? The header for this article should have read, "Come here if you want to gripe about Microsoft", or "Join us in Microsoft bash session". Give it a rest already.
I have mod points, but there is no "-1 dumbass" mod.