"We're sorry, the Firefox browser you're using is too modern''
http://www.siliconbeat.com/cgi-bin/mt331/mt-tb.cgi/847
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when are people going to realize that a transparent web app or service - meaning it will work on any browser on any machine back to, say, Mozilla 1.4 (Sun's default browser internally incidentally), is *really* good for their business?
Speaking as a user interface designer, I never cease to be amazed when I encounter companies whose offering only works in, say, microsoft explorer, or situations like the one in this post.
I know how to code in order to be platform independent, but frequently the pre existing code has already painted a company into a corner, and bringing cross platform issues up in meetings with the people who wrote that core code is about as popular as a turd in a swimming pool.
(unless I'm there to discuss a miracle cure, in which case they expect the magic wand to come out and cure their ills).
It's like opening a store that only lets in people wearing jeans and it's not so hard to avoid if you just plan ahead.
oliver marks on November 5, 2005 10:09 AMComment link
I don't think developers should be blamed, there are 50 variations on browsers - maybe the browser companies/design teams should attempt to set some sort of parsing standard instead of all doing it in a different manner. You can test your site until the cows come home, but you'll still miss some obscure browser on some obscure OS. I was thinking about how much time I've wasted on cross-browser compatability over the years the other day, and it's extremely frustrating.
Although, with this particular issue, that's unacceptable. I know for a fact Yahoo has a big cube running many different computers with all the operating systems back to windows 95, loaded with most of the used browsers. Fix it guys!
Tim on November 5, 2005 11:07 AMComment link
From a user's perspective, whoever's to blame, this is equivalent to "Go Away and Don't Come Back!"
billg on November 5, 2005 1:34 PMComment link
In MTV Overdrive's case, it's strictly Internet Explorer. I'm sure they would have many more eyeballs if they were to open it up at least to the gecko engine browsers.
Ken Sanders on November 5, 2005 4:03 PMComment link
I know that it isn't the best user experience, but there is a great script for GreaseMonkey that allows you to watch video from Firefox. You can get it at:
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/1059
I've also noticed that it filters out the annoying (and non-cookied), can you see the video bandwidth detection that runs with IE.
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