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[News] Microsoft Recommends Mozilla Firefox, Not Untrusted Binaries

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Microsoft tells Mac users to get Firefox

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| Microsoft killed its proprietary IE engine for Mac OS X and removed it from 
| the firms' download pages in early 2006, suggesting at the time  
| that "Macintosh users migrate to more recent web browsing technologies such 
| as Apple's Safari." While testing the Flash plug-in for Linux and the very 
| nice Preferences Toolbar we decided to switch to the IE 5.0 for Macintosh 
| user-agent on Microsoft's MSN Video web page.    
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/30/microsoft-tells-mac-users-to-use-firefox


Related:

Microsoft PR bunnies love Firefox - shocka 

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| We put a call into them today to check on a glitch on the MS Security Central 
| site. 
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=41705


Firefox at Mix08

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| So as we're going through the presentation I began to notice a couple of 
| things, the bloke was using both IE and Firefox, but every time he needed to 
| demonstrate some technical point, like showing and us how the page code looks 
| and why it's right or wrong in terms of SEO, he'd switch to Firefox and use 
| tools like Firebug or the Web Developer tool bar that are add-ons to Firefox.    
| 
| But even more interesting than this, is that I know you can get similar tools 
| for IE, they're available through Microsoft Marketplace..... at a price. But 
| obviously even Microsoft partners aren't willing to pay that price, and 
| prefer the Free (and open) tool sets that are available for Firefox.   
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http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/100615/index.html


IE7 users: beware! Microsoft telling their staff not to touch it...

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| My mum's friend, who's been working for Microsoft for quite a while,
| just told my mum that Microsoft have started telling their employees
| not to use IE7 as it crashes a lot.
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http://forums.tauonline.org/index.php?topic=36928.0


[Humour] Microsoft's Future Former CEO Throws Tables During Interview

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| "I was shocked to the point that I passed a wee bit of a toot. It made me 
| feel not-so-fresh for the remainder of the interview," Blanston recalled. 
| 
| When asked about his choice of internet platforms, Ballmer mentioned that the 
| browser came pre-loaded on his Dell Laptop and he couldn't figure out how to 
| uninstall it, change the homepage, or find where IE was.  
| 
| Realizing the conundrum he was in after Blanston snickered, Ballmer quickly 
| became "overly emotional, like a chick I used to date" according to the 
| interviewer. "He told me to shut the hell up or he'd 'beat my hippie ass'."  
| 
| Ballmer has described Blanston's account of the incident as a "gross 
| exaggeration of what actually took place."  
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http://www.theagencyblog.com/2007/08/ballmers-dirty-.html?digg=digg


Microsoft adCenter Suggests Accessing Site Using Firefox!

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| At a dead end here, I decided to contact the Microsoft adCenter
| Support center at their toll-free number, 800-518-5689. Within
| minutes I was connected to a woman named Helen from their call
| center in Seattle. I explained what the situation was to Helen,
| and immediately she wanted to help troubleshoot the problem.
| 
| Helen asked me if I had other Web browsers installed on my
| computer, such as Firefox.
| Priceless! I asked Helen if I heard her correctly? I asked
| her if she wanted me to try to access the sign up page using
| Firefox. She again, prompted me to load the page in Firefox
| just to see if there were any compatibility issues using
| Internet Explorer. During this conversation, I couldn't help
| but express to Helen how bizarre it is that a Microsoft
| adCenter Support representative is asking me to load a
| Microsoft related page using Firefox. At this point, just
| to fulfill my curiosity, I decided to go along with this
| and access the page using Firefox 1.5. After waiting a few
| minutes for the browser to load, I accessed the sign up
| page and filled out the application and transmitted the
| form. Sure enough, IT WORKED! 
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http://blogtheinternet.com/2006/12/06/microsoft-adcenter-suggests-accessing-site-using-firefox


Microsoft Steers Firefox Users Wrong On XP SP1

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| After the Oct. 10 security updates, Microsoft will no longer distribute
| fixes to Windows XP SP1 users, including any meant to patch IE 6 SP1,
| the browser edition included with the pack. In addition, Windows XP SP1
| users will not be able to update to the more secure IE 7 when that
| releases in final form later this year.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20060930/tc_cmp/193100649
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