Re: MSN gags at Mozilla 0.9.5

2001-10-26 Thread Holger Metzger
On 10/26/2001 3:53 PM, JP White wrote: Using Mozilla 0.9.5 to go to the msn website http://www.msn.com I get the following disturbing message. Attention: Web Browser Upgrade Required to View MSN.com If you are seeing this page, we have detected that the browser that you are using will

Re: MSN gags at Mozilla 0.9.5

2001-10-26 Thread GarrettA
check previous Visse posting ... Holger Metzger wrote: On 10/26/2001 3:53 PM, JP White wrote: Using Mozilla 0.9.5 to go to the msn website http://www.msn.com I get the following disturbing message. Attention: Web Browser Upgrade Required to View MSN.com If you are seeing this page,

Re: MSN gags at Mozilla 0.9.5

2001-10-26 Thread JP White
Holger Metzger wrote: Microsoft actually promised today to remove those customizations again. Seems like many users complained about it. I like Opera's press release concerning that matter (Opera did/does not work as well): http://www.opera.com/pressreleases/20011026.html Holger --

Re: MSN gags at Mozilla 0.9.5

2001-10-26 Thread Al Rider
Hey guys... Get use to it. MS has essentially won the law suit and will only get more agressive in stiffling competition from now on. JP White wrote: Using Mozilla 0.9.5 to go to the msn website http://www.msn.com I get the following disturbing message. Attention: Web Browser

Re: MSN gags at Mozilla 0.9.5

2001-10-26 Thread gavin long
Al Rider wrote: Get use to it. MS has essentially won the law suit and will only get more agressive in stifling competition from now on. [asbestos suit on] Ahem. They had the remedy overturned, and the judge removed from the case. The verdict (guilty) still stands. Arguments (legal and

Re: MSN gags at Mozilla 0.9.5

2001-10-26 Thread Al Rider
That's why I put the won in quotes. Technically, MS hasn't won per se; but practically they have won the US federal case. In additon to the federal suit, several states are actively persuing their own suit against MS. Let's all hope someone suceeds and competition returns to the software

Re: MSN gags at Mozilla 0.9.5

2001-10-26 Thread lal_truckee
gavin long wrote: Under current EU Law, that brings the possibility of a rather hefty fine. I've seen figures of $1-2 Billion mentioned. That would make even Microsoft's eyes water. Yeah. Bill might have to forego his after dinner mints for months ...

Re: MSN gags at Mozilla 0.9.5

2001-10-26 Thread Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T.
Well you know why that is: (Re)publicans are in charge of the White house and one chamber of Congress. If the Democrats ha d remained in WH and Congress MicroSoft would have chopped up in a Gazilliuon pieces now. (Re)publicans always favor big business and scr**ing the little people. Al Rider

Re: MSN gags at Mozilla 0.9.5

2001-10-26 Thread Garth Wallace
Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. wrote: Well you know why that is: (Re)publicans are in charge of the White house and one chamber of Congress. If the Democrats ha d remained in WH and Congress MicroSoft would have chopped up in a Gazilliuon pieces now. (Re)publicans always favor big business

Re: MSN gags at Mozilla 0.9.5

2001-10-26 Thread Ajoy Bhatia
The MSN site http://www.msn.com does show up in Netscape 6.1, but not in Mozilla 0.9.5 I wonder why, if Netscape 6.1 (based on an earlier Mozilla release) can render MSN, Microsoft thinks that Mozilla 0.9.5 is not fit enough to do the same. - Ajoy gavin long wrote: Al Rider wrote: Get use