When Microsoft get desperate, they give you $10,000 just to use their browser.

[Xarea]

http://www.microsoft.com/australia/ie8/competition/

Desp-er-ado!

[efq]

Or you just have firefox installed and just open IE8 to win $10,000 lol...

[Berch]

Wow.

Even though I use vista and love it that is a bit ridiculous.

[Barmi]

"But you'll never find it using boring Safari. (So get rid of it, or get lost.)"

It's a bit extreme. Hey, rather than using IE because of a wonderful rolleyes feature set and lovely standards compliance rolleyes, let Microsoft pay us to use it!

Out of interest, does anybody know the IE marketshare in Australia?

Edit: Just checked. On 13th of June, they had 51.2% of the market, down from just under 70% last October. Today they are back up to 62.8%.

[Jamesy]

So they're basically advertising that their browser can't render pages properly...

[HotelUser]

Wow.

Even though I use vista and love it that is a bit ridiculous.

Seriously? :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::S

I don't see many people who would say they love Vista.

[Jamesy]

Seriously? :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::S

I don't see many people who would say they love Vista.

"Are you sure you love me? Press OK to continue"

[Samishlol]

I don't see it as desperate, just use IE8 to find the money? And then use your other browser once you finished?

[scottish]

i dont rli see the problem

$10,000 is like pennies to them...

And i hate the fact that cause its MS you're all ******** about it, but if firefox was to do it then there would be a thread saying news and advising people to do it? :S

yeah ok then.

[Blinger1]

i agree with above.
And i heard on the radio that it was for using office that you get 25 bucks towards your next electricity bill.. Lets pfd other companies do this.