Comments on: Explorer Destroyer – Forcing IE usage below 50%

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 19:08:59 +0000

I’m all for promoting browsers that offer better css support than IE, but Explorer Destroyer is wrong on so many levels, Joe Anderson makes a very good point about freedom and the ethics of firefox.

Personally i think the Explorer Destroyer warnings are as pushy as a Double Glazing salesman on commission, the whole thing stinks of cheap sales talk. Visitors will be put off by this. Some people don’t even know that other browsers even exist and they trust MS and IE without question because they don’t know any better – the Explorer Destroyer comes across as spam, which is what it is.

By: Joe Anderson

Joe Anderson — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 11:16:39 +0000

I think this goes against everything Firefox stands for, freedom.

By forcing people to use Firefox you are taking away your freedom. Also, if Firefox get’s too popular it will become very insecure like IE.

By: dombi

dombi — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 06:19:25 +0000

Derek, if you need an IE version of the Too Cool sign, visit our website. I fixed the code for IE. :-)

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Sat, 12 Nov 2005 05:19:48 +0000

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By: Derek

Derek — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 19:58:39 +0000

Does anyone know of a website that list Firefox or IE unfriendly sites?

By: Jace

Jace — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 19:14:53 +0000

I’ve reached plenty of pages that won’t allow Firefox, so I have a hard time feeling sympathy towards IE for anything.

By: Derek

Derek — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:59:46 +0000

The too cool for IE version is a much more subtle and respective method for promoting alternative browsers. Unfortunately, the transparent ribbon or button PNGs or GIFs do not always display correctly in IE :(

By: dombi

dombi — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:07:51 +0000

Here is a similar approach, from a different website. They place a “Too Cool for IE” image somewhere (usually in the bottom right corner) on the webpage. This image then links back to their site promoting other browsers.

Some find might find this a little much, but then again there are plenty of websites out there that are optimized for IE, and leave the rest outside.

http://www.w3junkies.com/toocool/