I’m throwing together a little WordPress plugin which recommends to readers who are using IE that they switch to Firefox.
I’ve been racking my brain for verbiage that is informative, honest, and to the point, but also doesn’t come off as arrogant. I think I have failed:
heh heh. No seriously though, does anyone have any recommendations for the phrasing?
You do realize that assuming you can determine what software is best for your users is a fundamentally arrogant operation?
If you post anything, I would recommend (somewhere out of the main navigation path): “Have you tried Firefox?” -> getfirefox
Posted by Matt Sayler on 22 January 2007 @ 1pm
Matt, I get your point, but this isn’t about the OS, their word processor, or political things like IP or DRM. I’m not determining what software is best for them in the sense of their experience or even safety.
What I AM doing is being an activist about what features I want my products to be able to have. On the web, if the user’s agent doesn’t support certain standards, then I am limited in which features of those standards I can use.
Internet Explorer hurts the web and holds it back.
Posted by John on 23 January 2007 @ 1am
Shrug. As far as I can tell, IE7 and the people working on it have 1) done a good job so far in the releases they have made and 2) appear to be committed to continuing that job (esp. viz-a-viz standards).
I am willing to bet that I have ripped out at least as much hair as you regarding (IE
Posted by Matt Sayler on 23 January 2007 @ 7am
How about “IE(7) Only works with Windows XP SP2. Switch to Firefox–It works in Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.”
Posted by Jason on 23 January 2007 @ 1pm
Well, it’s your blog, so do what you want 
I would recommend putting whatever you do outside of the normal page flow. The last thing I want to be reminded of at work is that I have to use their shitty browser.
Posted by Matt Sayler on 23 January 2007 @ 5pm
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