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

[Erick Andrews]

On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 17:29:01 -0500, Mark Dodel wrote:

>In <20040121215452.D071229B47@lists.essential.org>, on 01/21/04 at 01:55
>PM,
>   "T. Guilbert" <ethical@1of1.net> said:
>
>>In a message dated 2004 January 21 (Wednesday), timestamp 02:13 PM, 
>>   on the topic Re: [Am-info] Budweiser:  Use Microsoft software or bug
>>off,
>>   "Erick Andrews" <eandrews@star.net> wrote:
>
>>"|>        Unsupported Browser!
>>"|>
>>"|>        The browser/system configuration you are currently using is 
>>"|>        not supported by this application.
>>"|>
>>"|>        This application currently supports the following browsers: 
>>"|>
>>"|>        Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 (or higher) 
>>"|>            on Windows 98/NT/2000/ME/XP 
>>"|>        Netscape 7 (or higher) 
>>"|>            on Windows 98/NT/2000/ME/XP 
>>"|>        Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2 (and higher) 
>>"|>            on Mac OS X 
>>"|>
>>><http://veepers02.budweiser.com/service/RetrieveCard?id=D359D5D0-4BF2-11D8-B31B-B3EE4054966E>
>
>>"|You'd think a corporation their size could afford good web design.
>
>>Erick, you are assuming that it is accidental, is that right?  You are
>>assuming no "product placement" money changed hands?

Mr T, I assume nothing.  Could you please elucidate more because I'm
a bit off on what you're asking what is accidental.  Sorry, I missed your 
point suggesting the "product placement", honestly.  Maybe I'm slow 
lately, still 'heeled' in standards.  Maybe you have conspiracy theory 
better than mine?

>
>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.
>
>Mark

Mark, although I'm not sure how to call it "broken", I will agree with you 
big-time about ignorance of many new [lazy] web designers.

Certainly, what we see is a reinforcement of a monopolistic monoculture, for 
which our grandkids will have to pay for, to straighten it out, in order to 
move on to better computing in the future.  IF WE'RE LUCKY!

>
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Erick