Yes, Our First Eight Versions Sucked...

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but our ninth version is actually good!


This is the best Microsoft can come up with?

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  1. Andy10:50 AM

    Wow. Just wow.

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  2. Thomas L. Knapp12:49 PM

    I'm always surprised when I look at Google Analytics and see there are still people using IE.

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  3. Eric Evans5:28 PM

    I can't believe that's a real commercial. Ohhhh my...

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  4. Watoosh3:27 PM

    Well, at least it's honest (to a degree - IE9 might still be worthless, but I wouldn't know), and it's kind of hard to hype a line of products that everyone knows is terrible.

    Still, kind of pathetic. Microsoft is supposed to be a tech titan, and instead of being successful in the competitive marketplace, they were able to get away with this for over a decade. Apparently IP monopolies don't always promote quality and efficiency - golly gee, who knew?

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  5. Bob Murphy3:55 PM

    Is this a real commercial? If so, kudos to Microsoft. WTH are you talking about Gene, "Is this the best they can do?" This is inconceivably self-deprecating for a major brand to do. I still don't believe this is a real commercial. But if it is, my hats off to Microsoft.

    (To be clear, I'm not congratulating IE, I'm congratulating their courage with this ad.)

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    1. gcallah11:28 PM

      The difficulty I'm having seeing your point is this: confessional courage is fine if they were at an AA meeting or with a minister. But is it really good marketing?

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  6. gcallah3:59 PM

    Yes, Bob, it's real. And I don't know, but all of the other commenters seem to get my point.

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  7. PH11:09 PM

    Once upon a time, Internet Explorer was notable chiefly for being head and shoulders above Netscape. Then along came Firefox, and within a couple of years only demon-possessed illiterates were using it.

    What I don't like about IE9 is that the Windows 7 taskbar treats each tab as if it were a separate window. Hence clicking on the IE icon does not bring up IE; you have to hold ALT or select a thumbnail.

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  8. Warren11:47 PM

    I remember the year I decided I didn't need to have a Mac to save money, much to the chagrin of my militantly pro-Apple family (to give an idea of what I mean one of my parents had an original IPod), and was occasionally using I.E. 7. The horror stories I could tell you..

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    1. gcallah1:24 AM

      "I didn't need to have a Mac to save money"

      Yes, it is possible to save money even without a Mac! :-)

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