Jun
17

Microsoft launches a new contest that insults your browser

By Cedric Dugas // Random news, featured // 8 Comments

Microsoft Australia launched a new contest with the grand prize of 10,000 dollars. You have to find clues around the web of where the cash is hidden, but of course, to find the cash you need IE8. Not only you need IE (like this wasn’t enough), but depending on the browser your using the ad will insult you. Stuff like boring Safari, tarnished Chrome and old Firefox will appear.

I should point out that they use some states of the art Photoshop effects (lots of bevel).

See by yourself, or check the screenshots below.

Update: Seems like they’ve taken out the contest, some users can’t see the page anymore.

Author: Cedric Dugas

Cedric Dugas is an experienced front-end developer and founder of Position: Absolute, based in Montreal, Canada. When he is not doing CSS and jquery (does it ever happen?), he likes to read on web usability and play trumpet. Why don't you follow him on twitter.

8 Comments to “Microsoft launches a new contest that insults your browser”

Daniel June 17, 2009 at 12:30 pm

$10,000 is not enough money to put up with the pain of using IE

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tomws June 17, 2009 at 1:21 pm

It’s obviously a joke. See, it says “upgrade” your browser to IE8. Even MS knows that’s laughable.

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Cedric Dugas June 17, 2009 at 2:10 pm

@tomws hehe, nice one

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Sans Serif June 18, 2009 at 10:02 pm

HaHa. Gotta laugh right. that’s no photoshop, they used expressions to design that wicked site? Even touched up their twitter page.

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Kerim June 21, 2009 at 12:59 pm

Funny, so they recognize chrome safari and firefox and actually scared..

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- Brandilyn July 27, 2011 at 7:03 am
  
  Wait, I cannot fathom it being so sratightforward.
  
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- agoehse July 29, 2011 at 12:05 pm
  
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