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KLB
03-07-2006, 09:11 AM
Search Engine Watch has an interesting blog on MSN adCenter:
http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/060306-155855

Apparently not only does MSN adCenter's control panel require MSIE, but the conversion tracking script also causes non-MSIE browsers to warn that they are unable to verify adcenter.msn.com as a trusted site, making a merchant's website appear like it is a phishing site.

Microsoft's official response is that it works just fine with MSIE6 and that vendors should tell people to switch to MSIE. :rage:
:brickwall:

--edit--
Oh Mac users need not apply either:
http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/060307-092543

Philky
03-07-2006, 01:02 PM
I don't think they would miss out on a money making opportunity just to make everyone switch to IE. Maybe they haven't coded it in yet.

KLB
03-07-2006, 04:43 PM
It always amazes me when people launches a site even as a beta that totaly doesn't work with a specific browser. It isn't that hard to make a site mostly work correctly from the get go unless the developers are smoking something other than tobacco, don't really understand what they are doing or work for Microsoft.

Michael
03-07-2006, 05:09 PM
They really don't do themselves any favours do they?