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Posted by Gιrard Talbot on 10/25/06 21:32
Harlan Messinger wrote :
> GΓ©rard Talbot wrote:
>> If you include the following in a webpage
>>
>> <!--[if gte IE 4]>
>> <p>You're using Internet Explorer which is known to be prone to
>> spywares, to have unpatched security weaknesses and to make computers
>> unsafe. For best security and better usability, please consider
>> switching to a better browser. You may visit <a
>> href="http://browsehappy.com/"><img
>> src="http://browsehappy.com/buttons/bh_185x75.gif" width="185"
>> height="75 alt="Browse Happy" style="vertical-align: bottom;"></a> for
>> explanations and assistance.</p>
>> <![endif]-->
>
> Imagine buying a car for off-road adventures, knowing that it's a bit
> unstable but choosing to take the chance, and then having car wash
> employees, service station attendants, and random people in parking lots
> coming up to you all the time to stop you and rant, "Don't you know how
> unsafe your car is?" Receiving unsolicited advice from strangers in
> public is annoying, and it's annoying on the Web as well. There's no
> reason why the sites I choose to visit for reasons that have nothing to
> do with the Web client I use should make it their personal quest to
> contest my choice of browser.
Ok. Fair enough. How about having a list of clickable images to update
browsers?
GΓ©rard
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