It finally happened to me.....

[stuart.reinke]

I thought I would never run into this person, but I did. You know who I'm talking about....

As my conversation was coming to an end I thought of something I wanted to mention.

Me: I just wanted to mention that your website doesn't work with Firefox.

Them: It says in the corner that you should use Internet Explorer

Me: I don't use Internet Explorer. Maybe you could mention this to your web developer.

Them: A few other people have said the same thing. I tried Foxfire (not misspelled) once, I didn't like it. You just need to switch over to IE to look at my site.

Me: I can't run IE, I don't use Windows.

Them: Oh, you have a Mac

Me: No, I use a Linux based OS called Ubuntu.

Them: Why can't you just download IE, It's free, because they want people to use it.

Me: Linux is not Windows, It won't run IE natively.

Them: So you have a Mac? Some times a Mac can't read my site.

Me: No, It's called Ubuntu, It's a different Operating System. I think I might be able to get IE to work, It'll just take some time. (thinking Wine)

--phone call ends--

Me: #-o :lolflag:

Let's hear your story...

[hoppipolla]

Man he's going to run into problems with a LOT of browsers if it doesn't work in Firefox... lol

[dragos240]

Who again? Bill?

[larky]

Who again? Bill?


Car'nt be

http://arestanord.org/lord/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/billubun.jpg

[dragos240]

Car'nt be

http://arestanord.org/lord/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/billubun.jpg

Hahahaha!

[earthpigg]

well, he dug his own grave.

[lisati]

Don't you just love it when (a) people assume that anything that isn't Windows is a Mac, (b) they don't listen and start talking about something else like Foxfire instead of Firefox or (c) do something like ask "What's Windows?" when they've been using it for years and wouldn't dream of using anything else??????

(c) actually happened to me one time......

[Old_Grey_Wolf]

He needs to fire the person developing his website.

Even when I used Microsoft Windows exclusively, I tested my website with IE, Netscape, and Mozilla browsers. That was many years ago. I quit using programs like Front Page because it didn't produce HTML that worked with all of the browsers available at the time, and learned to write HTLM in a text editor.

[foxmulder881]

I've had this very conversation with web designers/developers before. And they also refused to develop for 'other' browsers for simple lack of advanced knowledge of what they practice, that being web page development, or simple laziness. I can't be bothered with people like that any more. I simply refuse to visit the site on pure principle. It's their loss mate.

[rajcan]

Don't you just love it when (a) people assume that anything that isn't Windows is a Mac, (b) they don't listen and start talking about something else like Foxfire instead of Firefox or (c) do something like ask "What's Windows?" when they've been using it for years and wouldn't dream of using anything else??????

(c) actually happened to me one time......

(a) has happened to me several times. I really did like confusing people though with my mac like theme :lolflag:

[juancarlospaco]

MS IE run natively.
But dont use windows, Microsoft dont use Windows... (http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=www.bing.com)

[Pogeymanz]

MS IE run natively.
But dont use windows, Microsoft dont use Windows... (http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=www.bing.com)

Is this for real??

[cariboo]

MS has been using Akamai Technologies for years. Nothing new here.