So not only have we found out that Microsoft might be hiding the truth with regards to Internet Explorer 8 and the Acid 2 test, it seems that the Redmond empire is not keen on eating their own dog food!
I happen to have tried this morning to perform a Software Update (sorry, Windows Update) on my Windows XP build using Internet Explorer 8 in native mode, and what did I get?!?!
I got “Please upgrade to Internet Explorer 5 or later”!!!
Last time I checked my maths book, it still mentioned something about 8 > 5 (note, strictly greater than… not greater or equal… not lesser)!
Come on Microsoft, can’t you guys talk together?!
Far from reaching or even intending to reach the level of the Gizmodo CES prank, I enjoyed a couple of seconds of naughtiness yesterday morning when attending Microsoftâ’s “Heroes Happen Here” event.
I attended the opening keynote by Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, famous for his gaffes and sweaty armpits, and only brought one thing with me: A manilla envelope (I am sure you can guess what’s coming).
I was lucky enough to find an empty seat at the fourth row, and sat there, surrounded by people wearing proudly their MS colors.
Just before the keynote started, as I wanted to take some note (and eventually blog anything of interest), the same way they do it in the commercial, I opened the manilla envelope, extracted my little MacBook Air and booted it, under a flack of raised eyebrows, disapprobation looks and ushered comments.
I know, it’s silly, but it simply made my day!
