Re: Boycott Microsoft

[BinaryBillTheSailor@Sea++.com]

Much of MicroSoft's own  tech support is not accessible without
Internet Explorer. They simply don't let you in. Need something to do
with Word? Too bad if you chose someone else's browser. They give a
lame explanation that the site is so vast that other browsers just
can't deal with it or some such nonsense. I'm serious. Check it out
yourself. 

On 18 May 1998 22:23:12 GMT, jim@coloradosites.com (Jim) wrote:

>In article <355E00A7.53B6@nospamiag.net>, doug@nospamiag.net says...
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>>However there are internet sites that you can't connect to unless you
>>are using MS's browser and that is flat out wrong. If you disagree with
>>that statement you are the classic MS Apologist. Period!!
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>I sure would like to see that.
>Can you provide a URL?
>I've never seen one myself.  Why would anyone cut out most of the browser market?  It's actually 
>very easy to optimize a site to a browser, you can even control what content is sent out by what 
>browser the viewer is using if you know what you are doing.  If you use ASP you don't even have 
>to know what you are doing.
>But a site that refuses non-Microsoft browsers?  That would be stupid. 
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>I've seen a lot of the classical battle here that I see other places.
>Those people that hate and attack Microsoft (M$)
>Those people that defend them.
>And those of us that think the first two groups need some sort of a life.
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