RE: IE-only sites

Hi Bill,

You're probably American (am I right?). Your country has hundreds of
providers and an almost sacred respect for the customer. I envy you for
that. You don't get that in Spain :-(

There are simply to few places I can buy from and that makes them crucial. I
wish I could switch. I surely wish. I can't.

I positive that I'm not the only one suffering from these problems. My next
question would be: is it impossible to emulate the full IE behaviour since
such a huge amount of sites can either be only visible by IE or work much
much better with it?

Pablo

> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: annoyances-bounces-DzJonyRHso41Ayx8vbq1stBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org [mailto:annoyances-bounces@dee-
> annleblanc.com] En nombre de Bill Wisse
> Enviado el: domingo, 23 de noviembre de 2003 23:04
> Para: [email protected]
> Asunto: Re: [Annoyances] IE-only sites
> 
> 
> Hi Pablo
> 
> On Sunday 23 November 2003 09:04, Pablo Vieira wrote:
> > There's one absolute annoyance with Linux (and by "absolute" I mean one
> > that can't be overcome as far as I know, being all others "relative" :-
> ))
> >
> > Here's the big issue: The impossibility to use some *crucial* websites
> with
> > Internet Explorer only. I'm referring to e-commerce and e-business
> sites,
> > which are an essential backbone of the internet.
> 
> There are a billion or more websites and none of them are crucial or a
> backbone IMHO. If they don't want your business then go elsewhere.
> >
> > I can't use Linux because of this only and HUGE problem. I build and
> sell
> > custom computers. I buy the parts from main suppliers like IngramMicro
> (to
> > name just a worldwide one). For different reasons I only buy online (due
> to
> > low volume, some of my providers only allow me to do it that way).
> 
> I wouldn't let my suppliers tell me what to do. Your the one who's paying
> for
> it and the customer is king. If they have a different attitude go
> elsewhere.
> 
> > Moreover (and what's worse), as an individual, I also shop a lot online.
> I
> > don't know if this a Spain-only problem or it's worldwide, but I had to
> > give up on Firebird because I could only "go sightseeing" on the
> internet
> > with it, but no way to buy plane or bus tickets, DVDs or, as I said
> > earlier, computer parts.
> 
> Pablo , I never have had any problems by buying on line  ( although I have
> a
> problem sometimes to go to a secure side, but that's not a Linux
> problem),and
> if Firebird cannot
> handle it , use the normal Mozilla or better Opera. They also have an
> option
> to change the browser ID , in your case to IE. I use Opera and have my set
> on
> Opera for the
> last three years, never changed it .
> 
> 
> --
> Greetings from
> 
> /bill at 169 west , 19 south.
> 
> Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, tact, or fact are
> transmission errors."
> 
> 
> 
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