I have never had a good experience with any sort of tech support, which led me to learn how to fix the problems on my own. Unfortunately, the general public isn't capable of this sort of thing. I had a previous job at RadioShack, and even as an employee it was almost impossible to get any support for Compaq, and we had our own employee-only line. Even after I would explain to them in great detail the problem and the fact that I knew what I was doing, they would still insist on trying stupid things. One time I just needed to know the buttons to hit to access the BIOS. It took calling, asking, and hanging up on 4 people before they would answer a simple question.
My group of friends have all bought multiple pieces of hardware online, and we've never had good luck returning faulty things. We've had to start using ResellerRatings.com before we buy to save from getting burned.
First, this anti-Microsoft stuff gets really old. Using it as a basis for your argument simply makes you look like a biased ignoramus (and I don't mean this in a flamatory way mods).
As a web developer, I know the chores of making the code work for as many browsers as possible. Whether you like it or not, IE is the most used browser - I highly doubt Grandpa Jackson is going to install Mozilla on his brand new Compaq. He just wants e-mail, maybe a little nudies (if he's like my grandfather) and some news. The majority of computer users these days are not technophile gurus; they're the computer illiterate users of prehash Compaqs and Gateways. As such, IE is MOST used in this demographic because it is the general standard. I have to develop for this standard, because companies want as far reaching material they can get. Most don't care that you're using some browser that they've never heard of; their reasoning is 'get something that works.' I have to agree. I have been happily using Mozilla in Linux and IE in Windows for quite some time.
In addition to that, most companies DO NOT have the resources to develop for multiple platforms. With just/designs/ going for thousands and thousands of dollars these days, full site development is a small fortune for a professional, business-like site (Amazon.com without the crashes, for example.) The last company I worked for gave me stock rather than the full monetary value, they just couldn't afford it (and I'm relatively cheap by today's standards.)
Also, that link said that I was not standard when I loaded it up in IE, yet when I opened the BrowserList, it had Internet Explorer listed. Right...
Lastly, I highly doubt blind people are going to be visiting the majority of the web. I don't think they'll visit Ford's site to find out the latest on the new series of vehicle. I don't know any blind people that are hardcore Quake or Unreal Tournament gamers. And they most definitely do not visit Don't Post Porn Here.. I imagine that a blind man would rather have his hands on a pair of breasts than hear the text talking about them.
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Maybe you forget that the majority of Americans ARE like that.
for the very good outlook of what is going on over there. It's nice to see that they can pick up their lives right away.
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I have never had a good experience with any sort of tech support, which led me to learn how to fix the problems on my own. Unfortunately, the general public isn't capable of this sort of thing. I had a previous job at RadioShack, and even as an employee it was almost impossible to get any support for Compaq, and we had our own employee-only line. Even after I would explain to them in great detail the problem and the fact that I knew what I was doing, they would still insist on trying stupid things. One time I just needed to know the buttons to hit to access the BIOS. It took calling, asking, and hanging up on 4 people before they would answer a simple question.
My group of friends have all bought multiple pieces of hardware online, and we've never had good luck returning faulty things. We've had to start using ResellerRatings.com before we buy to save from getting burned.
First, this anti-Microsoft stuff gets really old. Using it as a basis for your argument simply makes you look like a biased ignoramus (and I don't mean this in a flamatory way mods).
/designs/ going for thousands and thousands of dollars these days, full site development is a small fortune for a professional, business-like site (Amazon.com without the crashes, for example.) The last company I worked for gave me stock rather than the full monetary value, they just couldn't afford it (and I'm relatively cheap by today's standards.)
As a web developer, I know the chores of making the code work for as many browsers as possible. Whether you like it or not, IE is the most used browser - I highly doubt Grandpa Jackson is going to install Mozilla on his brand new Compaq. He just wants e-mail, maybe a little nudies (if he's like my grandfather) and some news. The majority of computer users these days are not technophile gurus; they're the computer illiterate users of prehash Compaqs and Gateways. As such, IE is MOST used in this demographic because it is the general standard. I have to develop for this standard, because companies want as far reaching material they can get. Most don't care that you're using some browser that they've never heard of; their reasoning is 'get something that works.' I have to agree. I have been happily using Mozilla in Linux and IE in Windows for quite some time.
In addition to that, most companies DO NOT have the resources to develop for multiple platforms. With just
Also, that link said that I was not standard when I loaded it up in IE, yet when I opened the BrowserList, it had Internet Explorer listed. Right...
Lastly, I highly doubt blind people are going to be visiting the majority of the web. I don't think they'll visit Ford's site to find out the latest on the new series of vehicle. I don't know any blind people that are hardcore Quake or Unreal Tournament gamers. And they most definitely do not visit Don't Post Porn Here.. I imagine that a blind man would rather have his hands on a pair of breasts than hear the text talking about them.