[Am-info] Yahoo! SBC DSL forces Mac users to browse with Internet Explorer

[Sujal Shah]

Not to sound like a commercial, but Speakeasy is your friend if they're 
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Sujal

On Monday, March 31, 2003, at 10:59 PM, Mitch Stone wrote:

> Time for yet another conspiracy theory?
>
> http://www.macfixit.com/
>
> Yahoo! SBC DSL forces Mac users to browse with Internet Explorer
>
> Our recent coverage of Yahoo's decision to needlessly block Mac users 
> out of some sections of its Web site has generated a flurry of debate, 
> and exposure of strange limitations.
>
> For instance, Yahoo's SBC DSL "Upgrade" requires the use of Microsoft 
> Internet Explorer 5.0 or later. When attempting to access the service 
> with another browser - including Safari, Mozilla and others - users 
> are presented with the message:
>
> "Setup has detected a browser that is not currently supported. Your 
> computer must have Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher to 
> proceed with SBC Yahoo! DSL Activation.
>
> "Please upgrade your version of Internet Explorer or order an SBC 
> Yahoo! DSL CD which includes the Internet Explorer upgrade.
>
> The page then links to a download for Internet Explorer. Oddly, 
> abstaining from this "upgrade" allows users to continue browsing with 
> the application of their own choice.
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