[HTML] Microsoft actively pushes non-interoperability

[powdarrmonkey]

In another marketing shocker, Microsoft are offering $10,000 in a competition open only to users of IE8:


http://madduck.net/blog/img/2009.06.17:MSIE8_10000.png

"It's a cleverly concealed web page that only IE8 can view."

Yep, way to go on the "we want to interop more" stakes...

[dhicks]

In another marketing shocker, Microsoft are offering $10,000 in a competition open only to users of IE8.

You have to love the way they put "It's not a stupid as it sounds" on the bottom of the page...

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David Hicks

[srochford]

Seems reasonable - Microsoft want people to try out IE8 and see what they think of it. If they try it, then they get a chance to win some money and Microsoft get feedback on what people think of the browser.

Go round any supermarket and you'll see products with competitions and coupons - you can only join in if you get the product.

[powdarrmonkey]

The hypocrisy isn't reasonable though, and neither is the lack of a 'no purchase necessary' clause (probably negligible on a 'free' browser, but I resent the inability to choose which tools to enter the competition with).