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[Guybrush Threepwood]

http://www.microsoft.com/australia/ie8/competition/

desperate much?

 

[Phobophile]

I dunno what's worse, the fact you gotta use IE8 or Twitter.

 

[Costanza]

Fuck that, they couldn't pay me $100,000 to use IE.

 

[theultimo]

I'd download it, but alas, Microsoft did give up on ie for Mac.

 

[D4Danger]

we're off to a good start

 

[McBacon]

Install Internet Explorer 8

And Silverlight

And Windows Live Messenger

And Mine Sweeper

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

Microsoft has the worst marketing team, perhaps ever.

 

[Xavien]

we're off to a good start

God, just.... total fail.

 

[giga]

we're off to a good start

:lol

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

Funny that it keeps saying "Old Firefox" because new Firefox should be out in the next few weeks to blow IE8,9,10,11,and 12 out of the water.

 

[Kitsuné]

Amazing :lol

 

[JimmyV]

thats only Australia?

edit:

we're off to a good start

I dont get it

 

[Rorschach]

I dont get it

It's detecting IE7, but he's using IE8.

 

[theultimo]

thats only Australia?

edit:

I dont get it

Its seen IE 7, but hes using Win 7 RC beta, so it doesn't see that he actually is IE8

 

[Kill Your Masters]

Its seen IE 7, but hes using Win 7 RC beta, so it doesn't see that he actually is IE8

I'm using Vista, it's saying IE7 on the site.

Also, IETab should work.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

Also, IETab should work.

Heh, forgot about this. GG, Microsoft.

 

[Ceres]

Funny that it keeps saying "Old Firefox" because new Firefox should be out in the next few weeks to blow IE8,9,10,11,and 12 out of the water.

Hopefully the new Firefox blows "Old Firefox" out of the water because I'm really considering switching to Chrome or Opera lately. Firefox 3 has become one of the worst resource hogs.

 

[Firestorm]

Fire whoever wrote that.

 

[Xavien]

Hopefully the new Firefox blows "Old Firefox" out of the water because I'm really considering switching to Chrome or Opera lately. Firefox 3 has become one of the worst resource hogs.

Been trying Firefox 3.5 RC1 today, with 20-25 tabs open and 16 add-ons, it uses a grand total of 182-187MB in resource usage and is also lightning fast compared to 3.0.

So yeah, much better than 3.0 which could easily double that.

 

[Apoc29]

All browsers are free. What do they get for advertising it?

 

[Fersis]

Im using IE8 ..in fact i used Beta1,Beta2 and RC.

 

[dLMN8R]

It's detecting IE7, but he's using IE8.

Probably using the IE6/7 compatibility mode to fake the scenario and score cool kid points with the internet.

 

[Xavien]

Probably using the IE6/7 compatibility mode to fake the scenario and score cool kid points with the internet.

Nope, i can attest on Windows 7 RC with IE8, i also get that message.

 

[D4Danger]

Probably using the IE6/7 compatibility mode to fake the scenario and score cool kid points with the internet.

no sir

 

[VGChampion]

Too bad they gave up on the mac I believe. I could use $10,000. :lol

 

[panda21]

i dont understand how microsoft can't even write a vaguely competent browser.. and yet most of the planet uses their operating system.

i mean you'd think seeing how IE is consistently behind everything else would be something of a warning sign

 

[Replicant]

HATE HATE HATE IE in all of its forms. The amount of time I have to spent coding CSS for that hack of a browser is endless.

LOLtastic-soft is a better name for this company.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Not as big of a desperation as this: http://gizmodo.com/5290118/microsoft-donates-eight-meals-for-each-internet-explorer-8-download

 

[harSon]

i dont understand how microsoft can't even write a vaguely competent browser.. and yet most of the planet uses their operating system.

i mean you'd think seeing how IE is consistently behind everything else would be something of a warning sign

The browser has been competent for quite a while, the best? Probably not, but it's certainly competent.

 

[Stabby McSter]

i've never felt so hated in my life

 

[Walshicus]

The browser has been competent for quite a while, the best? Probably not, but it's certainly competent.

It's simple, it works, and it's not a fuck ugly colour. That's all I care about really.

 

[WrikaWrek]

That's some embarrassing shit.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

Been trying Firefox 3.5 RC1 today, with 20-25 tabs open and 16 add-ons, it uses a grand total of 182-187MB in resource usage and is also lightning fast compared to 3.0.

So yeah, much better than 3.0 which could easily double that.

Is 3.5 RC basically what they'll be releasing in a couple weeks? I don't much feel like waiting.

 

[santouras]

yeap, doesn't work here in win7 with ie8. Will try it at work with xp and ie8

 

[Visualante]

 

[BobFromPikeCreek]

Firefox = old
Safari = boring
Chrome = tarnished

Someone try Opera.

 

[taylor910]

Not as big of a desperation as this: http://gizmodo.com/5290118/microsoft-donates-eight-meals-for-each-internet-explorer-8-download

Came to post this...Except I was gonna say how much cooler it is than the $10k thing. :lol






Oh yeah, do this

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

Why waste all this money on advertising when you could waste it on...making a better browser?

 

[hateradio]

Take that!

Firefox = old
Safari = boring
Chrome = tarnished

Someone try Opera.

It just says "that browser" or "current browser" MS doesn't know Opera. Like the 98% of everyone.

 

[rex64]

Please someone try Lynx!

 

[RevoDS]

i've never felt so hated in my life

Best unsupported browser message ever. I lol'd so hard when I clicked the link :lol

 

[lunarworks]

I sense massive opportunities for phishing.

 

[p_xavier]

What the hell?

I got IE8 too and I get a IE7 message.

 

[Alcander]

I strongly support any effort to get more people to upgrade from IE6/7.

The IE8 hate is actually pretty silly, considering it is actually a pretty good browser when it comes to rendering and following standards. Any web developer here should be ecstatic with any promotion it gets - killing IE6/7's market share is extremely important.

 

[Ceres]

I can't even get the page to load atm.

We are sorry, the page you requested cannot be found.

I even downloaded IE8 to test the message.

 

[jooey]

HATE HATE HATE IE in all of its forms. The amount of time I have to spent coding CSS for that hack of a browser is endless.

LOLtastic-soft is a better name for this company.

You're about as original as they are.

 

[rezuth]

You're about as original as they are.

I dont think he is trying to be original, clever or market a product. I think the is expressing his disapproval over the fact that IE ignores standards set in the web.

 

[skybaby]

I dont think he is trying to be original, clever or market a product. I think the is expressing his disapproval over the fact that IE ignores standards set in the web.

Then he's hating ie8 for no reason

 

[santouras]

I dont think he is trying to be original, clever or market a product. I think the is expressing his disapproval over the fact that IE ignores standards set in the web.

ie 3-6 yes. 7 is an improvement and 8 is quite good respecting standards. We can finally use css tables now. IE8 is a massive improvement for web developers and I wish (lol) that everyone would upgrade to it to make my life easier

 

[cartoon_soldier]

In terms of IE8, it is really awesome and actually a lot more stable for me than the latest FF versions.