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Microsoft mocks Internet Explorer haters in new ad [video]

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Re: Microsoft mocks Internet Explorer haters in new ad [video]

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Post by Zirro »

martin_bech wrote: post #16

I actually kinda like the ad, because the guy could be me in a heartbeat, i even own the same keyboard xD. However the hate in me burns with the power of a thousand sons, when it comes to IE. The almost constant changes of MS standards with each new version of IE, inevitably breaks something, and will often require separate CSS styling.. And dont get me started on maintaining an app, that was built on IE6.. If I was…

"I would shoot the IE6 lead twice.."

That's a little bit harsh, isn't it? While I would never defend it's usage today, it wasn't that horrible at the time it was released.

However, as Microsoft decided to kill off development it soon grew too old for it's own good.

Re: Microsoft mocks Internet Explorer haters in new ad [video]

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Post by TazeTSchnitzel »

martin_bech wrote: post #16

I actually kinda like the ad, because the guy could be me in a heartbeat, i even own the same keyboard xD. However the hate in me burns with the power of a thousand sons, when it comes to IE. The almost constant changes of MS standards with each new version of IE, inevitably breaks something, and will often require separate CSS styling.. And dont get me started on maintaining an app, that was built on IE6.. If I was…

At least give Microsoft credit: IE10 is a modern, standards-compliant browser. And, you know, IE6 was actually the best web browser out there for a long time.

Re: Microsoft mocks Internet Explorer haters in new ad [video]

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Post by laumars »

As I said in the other IE submission, most of the criticisms that have been levelled against IE are technical in nature and very real (dragging their feet on web standards, breaking their own compatibility guidelines from version to version, etc). So portraying IE haters as having the IQ of the average YouTube commenter just loses any credibility in the message (plus the way they fell back on badly judged kitten memes was just cringe-worthy)

Nobody is disputing that IE has come along way. The issue isn't whether the latest version of the browser is capable, but rather whether we'd want to get back into bed with Microsoft given their past history. And thankfully there is so much choice in the market now, that people can choose not to use browsers for even the seemingly trivial reasons; such as historical prejudice.

Thus as long as there is competition in the market, I'm going to support the platforms that have a history of promoting a free and open web.

Re: Microsoft mocks Internet Explorer haters in new ad [video]

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Post by [deleted] »

acchow wrote: post #14
digitalpacman wrote: post #11

I used to love IE simply for OnMouseEnter and OnMouseOut... made JS dragging techniques super easy, compared to other browsers, but still couldn't use it cause they were the only ones so, pfft. I stood by them till Chrome came out. I preferred Microsofts decisions of how the web should be rendered over w3c.

I'm a fairly young developer so managed to avoid the IE6 problems. Can you elaborate on which MS decisions you preferred over w3c?

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Re: Microsoft mocks Internet Explorer haters in new ad [video]

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Post by joejohnson »

Yeah, the detractors of IE are just mindlessly posting "IE SUCKS" over and over for no reason. It's not that the browser is seriously lacking, or that it's been behind for so long and actively blocking open standards. It's that the internet is dumb and people just love to hate.

Re: Microsoft mocks Internet Explorer haters in new ad [video]

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Post by vsloo »

jeremiep wrote: post #7
stephengillie wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you mean the constant chorus of individuals who enjoy putting down MS for fun? Or do you mean an internal cause?

I think both sides are equally bad here. Bashing MS just for fun isn't very smart (for all their sins, there's a few good things coming out of Redmond - and Microsoft Research is just fantastic for the most part), but Microsoft is just lowering itself to the level of their critics here. While a large part of the public has a biased opinion of Microsoft, Microsoft also has a biased opinion of their users - otherwise t…

Found it interesting how they chose to portray the person doing the hating as well.

Re: Microsoft mocks Internet Explorer haters in new ad [video]

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Post by JoeCortopassi »

This ad isn't about the merits of IE as a browser, this ad is about building a preformed thought in the common users mind whenever they hear someone bash IE. IE hasn't been the victim of bad PR, it has earned it's reputation through years of blood/sweat/tears by the hands of developers. Microsoft recognizes that they won't be able to change this attitude in the developer community, but that they can lessen the weight a developer's opinion has amongst non-technically minded people, which is a much larger share of users.

Like it or not, a lot of people will think of this ad first (and what it tells them), the next time one of us tries to warn them about IE

Re: Microsoft mocks Internet Explorer haters in new ad [video]

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Post by jiggy2011 »

joejohnson wrote: post #25

Yeah, the detractors of IE are just mindlessly posting "IE SUCKS" over and over for no reason. It's not that the browser is seriously lacking, or that it's been behind for so long and actively blocking open standards. It's that the internet is dumb and people just love to hate.

To be fair for every web developer with legit gripes about IE there probably are about 100 people posting "IE SUXX" on youtube.

Most discussion of technology on the internet is just noise written by people who don't have the slightest clue what they are talking about.

Re: Microsoft mocks Internet Explorer haters in new ad [video]

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Post by rickmb »

For me, IE is like landmines. Built as weapon to break the web rather than to do anything constructive, and then abandoned after the war to create more havoc for years.

Maybe MS should have given the new generations of IE a new name. Rebranding would probably have been cheaper and more effective than marketing campaigns trying to make IE respectable.

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