At least some of their developers do….
An absolute classic. I was trying to download Microsoft Media Player 10 (to reinstall it, because ONCE AGAIN, MS Windows and MS Media Management and MS PowerPoint are not all talking to each other when it comes to multimedia!!), and on the instructions page to get Windows Authentication, I saw an interesting thing… an image of the Firefox download manager.
OK, so follow me here. In order to download MS Media Player, I must authenticate that I am using genuine Microsoft software. In order to do that, I must download a plug-in. The guy who designed and tested this at Microsoft does not use Internet Explorer, however, he uses Firefox, and took a screenshot of his own download for the official Microsoft help page. Check it out here (if you can get in).
As Nuf Sed would say, “Beeooootifull”
Se screenshot below.
Microsoft Uses Firefox
::cue evil laughter:: Mwahahaaaa!
::cue evil laughter:: Mwahahaaaa!
Hmmm… as much as my first impulse was to dance on the table in Newscafe Sandton, I took a second glance and noticed this at the top of the page:
“Some downloads are made available only after users have validated their versions of Microsoft Windows. Firefox and Netscape Navigator browser users may install a helper program, the Windows Genuine Advantage plug-in, to enhance their download experience.”
It looks like they are catering for all browsers, in which case, you got to hand it to them.
Yeah, I just proved it by opening the same link in IE – it doens’t appear, just goes straight to download. Clearly it detected you were a Firefox user and catered for that.
Hmmm… as much as my first impulse was to dance on the table in Newscafe Sandton, I took a second glance and noticed this at the top of the page:
“Some downloads are made available only after users have validated their versions of Microsoft Windows. Firefox and Netscape Navigator browser users may install a helper program, the Windows Genuine Advantage plug-in, to enhance their download experience.”
It looks like they are catering for all browsers, in which case, you got to hand it to them.
Yeah, I just proved it by opening the same link in IE – it doens’t appear, just goes straight to download. Clearly it detected you were a Firefox user and catered for that.
Of course, we might just have got someone fired…
I am looking forward to seeing how long it takes them to change that page.
Has anyone else seen something like this on Microsoft’s own official website (sorry, I can’t write anymore, I am starting to laugh again)….
Of course, we might just have got someone fired…
I am looking forward to seeing how long it takes them to change that page.
Has anyone else seen something like this on Microsoft’s own official website (sorry, I can’t write anymore, I am starting to laugh again)….
Ah, Mike. You ruined my fun, but I think you’re right…
Ah, Mike. You ruined my fun, but I think you’re right…