Does Comcast Hate Firefox?

destinyland writes "Comcast is the largest ISP in America. And they're requiring Internet Explorer for installations — even if you're using a Mac. The Comcast homepage even specifies that the page is optimized for IE 5.5 (which was released in 2000), and 'is not optimized for Firefox browsers and Macs.' With 13 million subscribers, you'd think they could spring for a web developer who could handle multiple browsers. (From the last line of the article: 'I'm afraid to ask how Comcast handles Linux...')"

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spring for A web developer?

[JeffSh]

Sping for A web developer? OP is significantly underestimating the inertia of large organizations.

The comcast web portal is a highly complex application that no doubt has countless dependencies that has been developed by entire teams of people over the past 6-10 years.

You'd need far more than just A web developer... The cost of such a project (They have 13 million customers used to the current one, and all sorts of other intangibles) would be quite an expensive and arduous undertaking.

Short Answer...

[Geek_3.3]

"yes"

Long answer:

"We're the biggest f-in ISP in the US! Why change now?"

/. leans left, no doubt about it

[anomaly]

/. leans left, but I'm proof that a young earth creationist, evangelical Christian can have "excellent" karma on this site, in spite of numerous posts that unequivocally declare that God exists, and it's possible to know him personally. If you're reading this post, don't know who God is, and have questions about what it means to have a personal relationship with God, please email me. :)

The key is balance, and choosing your battles. Many of my postings are focused on technical topics and do not mention my world view.