Hall of shame...
2003-01-12 23:20![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
blufiveCorporate websites that can't be arsed with other browsers, pt 94: www.argos.co.uk
This latter is followed by IE and Netscape buttons. But, since the release of version 7, Netscape don't offer 4.x on the main download page. So anyone using N6-7 gets the same message as moz. Of course, as is traditional in this situation, if Opera is set to identify itself as MSIE, it renders the page just fine.
When will companies learn that all they achieve by this kind of moronic cop-out is to show that they can't be bothered doing the job properly, and send a "Fuck You" message to any customers who can't, won't or don't use MSIE. Oh, and Netscape 4.x, of course, just to show that they support alternative browsers.
Mozilla:
Sorry, the Argos Internet site cannot currently be viewed using Netscape 6 or other browsers with the same rendering engine.
Opera:
Sorry, in order for you to use this site (and to enjoy a better all-round web experience) you will need to update your browser.
The Argos site runs off all browsers from Internet Explorer version 4.01 upwards, and Netscape version 4.07 upwards.
Updating your browser is a simple process and can be done quickly by going through the link below.
This latter is followed by IE and Netscape buttons. But, since the release of version 7, Netscape don't offer 4.x on the main download page. So anyone using N6-7 gets the same message as moz. Of course, as is traditional in this situation, if Opera is set to identify itself as MSIE, it renders the page just fine.
When will companies learn that all they achieve by this kind of moronic cop-out is to show that they can't be bothered doing the job properly, and send a "Fuck You" message to any customers who can't, won't or don't use MSIE. Oh, and Netscape 4.x, of course, just to show that they support alternative browsers.
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Date: 2003-01-13 12:51 (UTC)In this case, though, I'm with Eggwhite: it looks like they glanced at some browser stats three years ago, and have slavishly followed them ever since. When they started getting complaints from Netscape 6 users about two years ago, they stuck a server-side sniff in to tell them to bog off.
Of course, now, with alternative browsers popping up all over the place, they reap what they have sown: as FridgeMagnet says, they piss off all the technically-adept early adopters. Dolts.