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Unfortunately...
Most Australian web sites, particularly bank sites, are very
IE centric. Some can only be used wtih IE, and despite
please from users, they simply refuse to change their ways.

The Westpac site has a section for rewards points that
requires the download of a Windows DLL - the rest of their
site can be used with any browser. Now how stupid is that?
The paticular DLL only works on XP - so even my Win2k
laptop doesn't get me in.

Microsoft is slowly but surely taking control of the web. It
doesn't matter that the vast majority of sites are standards
compliant and browser agnostic. If enough of the main
commerce sites - banking, shopping, trading - go IE, the
the rest are doomed. And it need only be about 10% to
gain critical mass.

Say goodbye to the "freedom" of the web.
Posted by: Fred Fredrickson   Posted on: 04/14/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Simple - Don't use IE  ITGuy04 | 04/13/04
Why would anyone use IE?  Oscar_Goldman | 04/13/04
Because they don't know any better  voska | 04/13/04
Boring!!!  DevilsAdvocado | 04/13/04
Windows XP ME  issthatso | 04/13/04
Those Laurels will turn into thorns !  DevilsAdvocado | 04/14/04
That's an easy one!  WhoIsDaMan | 04/13/04
One word: Bundling  el1jones | 04/13/04
Bundling means nothing  voska | 04/13/04
Re: Bundling means nothing  Mack DaNife | 04/13/04
I have nothing against bundling, everyone does  voska | 04/13/04
We seem to agree then.  Mack DaNife | 04/13/04
Caution, strawman attacking innocent bystanders in this area!!!  Still Lynn | 04/21/04
And it's the wrong word. Use Integrated.  Anton Philidor | 04/13/04
Only Sort Of True ...  coffeenite | 04/13/04
Windows is an operating system, so...  Anton Philidor | 04/13/04
Re: consistent capabilities for 95% of the world's pc's  George Jay | 04/14/04
Lead by example [someday]  Still Lynn | 04/22/04
I agree however ... protocol handler issue!  ukdiveboy | 04/13/04
Yes, integrate IE into Moz/Netscape!  Still Lynn | 04/22/04
Oh, the word from on high...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/13/04
indeed!  Nullifidian | 04/13/04
Your concet of "everyone" leaves much to be desired.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/13/04
My dad's bigger than you dad (NT)  voska | 04/13/04
Interesting...  B.O.F.H. | 04/13/04
Ah, my insult of the day from the little guy.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/13/04
Coming from you that means a lot!  B.O.F.H. | 04/13/04
I always try to help the handicapped.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/13/04
Given your decade of unemployment...  B.O.F.H. | 04/13/04
oh yeah  meetoo | 04/14/04
No  MkIIISupra | 04/13/04
Man am I impressed!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/13/04
Re: the word  John L. Ries | 04/19/04
Phishing can still happen in Mozilla  jfrankcarr | 04/13/04
But not as an exploit of the browser  coffeenite | 04/13/04
Unfortunately...  Fred Fredrickson | 04/14/04
Jury is still out on Mozilla  bmonster | 04/14/04
Onestat stats  voska | 04/13/04
One of my previous companies used netscape.  el1jones | 04/13/04
Is that why they went broke?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/13/04
Smart Company  ITGuy04 | 04/13/04
IE market share  crocd | 04/13/04
Visiting Unknown Web Sites  Da-Man | 04/13/04
Re: Visiting Unknown Web Sites  Mack DaNife | 04/13/04
Huh???  Da-Man | 04/13/04
MS Haters...  Da-Man | 04/13/04
Complaining about terrorist does nothing  voska | 04/13/04
Don't worry.  doe_z | 04/13/04
Short Memory  George Jay | 04/13/04
Benefit of the doubt...  Da-Man | 04/13/04
Whine about issues ... you bet ... it's called Risk Mitigation  George Jay | 04/14/04
Dont hateMS, hate their behaviour  DevilsAdvocado | 04/15/04
= Mozilla or Netscape  Anton Philidor | 04/13/04
What is this, security by FUD?  Mack DaNife | 04/13/04
The world according to McNealy  Da-Man | 04/13/04
Security assurance program  Anton Philidor | 04/13/04
Um, when did you look at Mozilla?  Patrick Jones | 04/13/04
Yes; discussion was whether it could be improved. (NT)  Anton Philidor | 04/13/04
I want tabbed browsing  MkIIISupra | 04/13/04
Try Avant.  Anton Philidor | 04/13/04
I'll make this easy for you  Win32_Guru | 04/13/04
Fastest? According to whom?  Tim Patterson | 04/13/04
I'll make this easy for you  SC-man | 04/14/04
So what freeware do you add to IE...  Robert Crocker | 04/13/04
Microsoft's generosity.  Anton Philidor | 04/13/04
Re: Microsoft doesn't expect IE to exist as a separate product  George Jay | 04/14/04
Why won't you be able to use Mozilla?  Anton Philidor | 04/14/04
You banged it on the head ...  George Jay | 04/14/04
Add this  Win32_Guru | 04/13/04
IE + Freeware Mozilla  John Le'Brecage | 04/13/04
= Other.  Anton Philidor | 04/14/04
Just out of curiosity...  John L. Ries | 04/19/04
People should stop complaining, IE is free!  B.O.F.H. | 04/13/04
Here's why people complain bofh...  userini | 04/18/04
What's so "high-tech" . . .?  markdoiron | 04/16/04
More than a "hollier than thou"" thing...  kennethsf | 04/18/04

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