[Am-info] Budweiser: Use Microsoft software or bug off

[John J. Urbaniak]

Mark Dodel wrote:

> >Erick, you are assuming that it is accidental, is that right?  You are
> >assuming no "product placement" money changed hands?
>
> If one ever heard back from them it would probably just be some blather
> about having to meet the needs of the 95+% of internet users that use only
> m$ systems and how they have to limit access for the best viewing of their
> site.  In other words their web design is so broken, it would look like
> crap in a standards compliant browser.  Or the problem may just be that
> the person doing the work is ignorant about anything else.  Unfortuantely
> today almost all computer related education/training is centered around
> microcrud.  They only learn the microsoft way.

Again, place the blame for that where it belongs:

On the PC Press for failing to do their job and for reporting MS Spin instead of the truth;

On IBM for surrendering to MS when they had a superior product of their own.

John