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

[GommeInc]

My mind sees that as lies but the website is legitimate. It's not a joke is it with MS? It's the only explaination I can think of for such a random competition :S

[Chippiewill]

You could always just change the useragent on FF to IEs useragent...

[Blinger1]

My mind sees that as lies but the website is legitimate. It's not a joke is it with MS? It's the only explaination I can think of for such a random competition :S

nope, its legit as this: http://www.microsoft.com/australia/o...s/default.mspx

[Xarea]

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

User Account Control wishes to check if you are 100% sure that you wish to click OK.

We apologise for this intrusive window, but you cannot be trusted to click OK without us reminding you.

OK - CANCEL

[scottish]

Turn it off then you have nothing to cry about.

[HotelUser]

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

I love Vista, hate XP and can't wait for 7. That's what I think.

Seriously?

I hate Vista, like XP, and might use 7 on my PC machine. However, until Apple screws up with OSX as much as Microsoft has with Windows I certainly will not switch back to Windows as my primary OS.

[Barmi]

It's just Microsoft having a bit of fun and promoting their browser at the same time, although most of the mac toting idiots in here who can't see past their own little mac world (I have used more operating systems and computers than you've seen in your entire life, so get stuffed with the hurr durr windows fanboy idiocy) seem to just hate Microsoft for being Microsoft, as scottish said, if it were Firefox everyone would be jacking off about it, stop being so biased and just enjoy that they're trying to do something fun and useful with their money, not just sitting about and boasting about how much money they have in the bank, not giving anything back to the people who invest into it like Microsoft and Cisco.

Also IE 8 is CSS and HTML standards compliant so don't even talk about it.

I wouldn't say you're a Windows fanboy... just a blinded fool who can't see past his own ego. But anyway, why don't Microsoft spend more money keeping up with the times, rather than only just with past standards? It might have finally passed the Acid2 test, but it's the worst of mainstream browsers under the Acid3 test.

I'm glad that MS are offering an incentive for people to upgrade (from previous versions of IE), but it's still far from being the strongest browser out there. IE bashing will stop when it stops having bashing points.

[Agnostic Bear]

I wouldn't say you're a Windows fanboy... just a blinded fool who can't see past his own ego.

Please sir, tell me more as I have no idea what you're on about.

I'm glad that MS are offering an incentive for people to upgrade (from previous versions of IE), but it's still far from being the strongest browser out there. IE bashing will stop when it stops having bashing points.

Which like every piece of software and browser in the history of ever, will never happen.

[Nxrissa]

LOL!
sounds a bit desperate haha.

[UrbanRyan]

IE8 is crap anyway just shows how desperate they are!