This should come as no surprise to anyone.
The number of Linux users is so miniscule compared to Windows and
MacIntosh users that it is simply not worth eBay's time to redesign
their entire system just to accomodate the .2 percent of the market
that are Linux users.


....all 150 of them too!

(excuse me... I can't hold it back) BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!


This is hysterical stuff.

Another WIN for Linux *****NOT********

PK

Peter Colon Man wrote:
You are at least two days behind.



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Peter Colon Man wrote:

....

Surely the answer is:

But I am using a "current Macintosh or PC." It's a PC that's running Linux
not the OS that M$ has had to admit has been security design flawed.

On 11 Feb 2004 14:20:53 -0800, peter_colonman@linuxmail.org (Peter
Colon Man) wrote:

project to keep up with the increasing portion of Linux users. Once
the 0.2% reaches 2% for example, E-Bay's problems in this regard will
increase exponentially, so they should be planning for this now.

Well designed sites aim for the 'lowest common demoninator' of
technologies as far as is reasonably possible, this has enormous
commercial advantages.

Microsoft is not going to be 'top dog' fo ever, just look at IBM which
was in a similar position in the 1970's.

The PINK SOCKS were ORIGINALLY from 1952!!
But they went to MARS around 1953!!


Stefan

flatfish+++ wrote:
OT here... what does the iMacs do for MIDI interfaces to MIDI instruments??

Peter wrote:

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!

Oh, please. Please, stop it... my sides are hurting.

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"Peter Colon Man" <peter_colonman@linuxmail.org> wrote in message
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That's a shame.
I'm sure the Linfux have a lot of Star Trek memorabilia to buy and sell.

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Guess what? I went to a services outsource company to have a website
designed. I asked to check out their portfolio, and I saw most of
their websites didn't display correctly on Linux (Mozilla, Opera,
Konqueror). I told the guy, how is it possible to have web sites only
compatible with IE ?! He said I shouldn't worry, because 1st, about
95% users run IE, then, the 5% are "hackers" that won't buy from you.
Well, I told him that I buy books on Amazon every month, and I don't
always use Internet Explorer. To date, the websites made by this
company are still "best viewed with Internet Explorer".
What can we do?

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"Peter Colon Man" <peter_colonman@linuxmail.org> escreveu na mensagem
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Charles wrote:

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So all Mac users running Safari are hackers, according to this guy? I
wouldn't do business with him not because he refuses to design for other
browsers, but because he sounds like a total idiot.

As I've said earlier, hitching your fate to one wagon is dangerous because
you never know when that wagon's going to go off a cliff.

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"Charles" <nothing@nothing.com> wrote in message
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Uncle Walter??

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"Charles" <nothing@nothing.com> wrote in news:c0eo45$15ojpn$1@ID-
208473.news.uni-berlin.de:

It seems to me that web designers are getting lazy & stagnant. a lot of
sites are forcing IE on visitors. i guess, it's a result of the end of the
browser wars. who knows?

i remember a few years ago, when you had to make sure your site dispayed
properly for all visitors regardless of hardware or OS or browser. cross
compatability was much more important trhan today.

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peter_colonman@linuxmail.org (Peter Colon Man) wrote in
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snipped..
do ebay actually design their site or do they use a portal suite? maybe
there is not to it than what's on the surface?

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On 11 Feb 2004 14:20:53 -0800, Peter Colon Man <peter_colonman@linuxmail.org> wrote:

I don't need Ebay. No problem here.

It's only clueless Windoze Weenie Mindless Konsumers that imagine that
everyone is like them that would imagine this to be a problem..


If I wanted to use Ebay, I'd make an end run around anything they could
put up. Not a problem.



You Windoze Weenies don't know shit about computers and the Internet, and
therefore assume no one else does.

Wrong.


AC

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I'm a web designer and I design my sites around IE for two reasons.
1. Most people use it.
2. It's the best.

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If Im not mistaken, it was Peter Colon Man who said...

Its pretty pathetic that you would count something like this as a
Windows victory.

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If Im not mistaken, it was Charles who said...
Kill the motherfucker.

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In alt.os.linux Peter Colon Man <peter_colonman@linuxmail.org> wrote:
What is ebay going to do when Microsoft opens it's auction site and directs
the consumers to MS-Auction? (or is ebay owned by microsoft by now?)

Mozilla (on a PC, mac AND linux) is a darn good browser, it strives for
standards compliance, targeting it is != targeting linux users.

There was a time when I thought microsoft would "re-invent" the internet in
such a way that only windows users could use it, I know they're trying to..
but, now I almost hope they do come up with their own actual network.

It'd be a big win for microsoft and their users:

..) They could design their protocol to display ads^H^H^Hinformation
featuring the latest and greatest software with options to purchase.

..) The blue butterfly could intercept information that might be offensive
before it even gets to the users computer.

..) You could just "subscribe" to Microsoft and have everything updated
automatically, you'd never need to use any of that "icky software"
produced by other vendors.

..) There would be absolutely no "viruses" because the Windows would not permit
installation of software that did not have the Microsoft seal of approval.
(this approval would, of course, be microsofts own version of a PGP key
of some kind, you know, to keep out the hackers.)

..) Since it's Microsofts own network, you wouldn't have to use DNS or any
of those awful open-standards based solutions.

..) Anyone with a license key would be in MS-Heaven?

Think about it.

Jamie

Frostbite wrote:
: If Im not mistaken, it was Charles who said...
:: Guess what? I went to a services outsource company to have a website
:: designed. I asked to check out their portfolio, and I saw most of
:: their websites didn't display correctly on Linux (Mozilla, Opera,
:: Konqueror). I told the guy, how is it possible to have web sites only
:: compatible with IE ?! He said I shouldn't worry, because 1st, about
:: 95% users run IE, then, the 5% are "hackers" that won't buy from you.
:: Well, I told him that I buy books on Amazon every month, and I don't
:: always use Internet Explorer. To date, the websites made by this
:: company are still "best viewed with Internet Explorer".
:: What can we do?
:
: Kill the motherfucker.

There is a Website or two that advocates browser friendliness for everyone.
ALL of my websites are browser friendly. I don't understand why they can't
too. A word comes to mind though... LAZY I guess they don't realize some
of the best Techs use Linux. They make the money too. We will see how well
their Internet Explorer BS does in a few years. That will be the day when
Linux browsers will be laughing their butts off watching all these none
friendly websites update because they target one browser only. There's a
word for those that target one browser too. STUPID Places like ebay will
be hurting then.



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thumb_42@yahoo.com wrote:
: In alt.os.linux Peter Colon Man <peter_colonman@linuxmail.org> wrote:
<snip>
:
: It'd be a big win for microsoft and their users:
:
: .) They could design their protocol to display ads^H^H^Hinformation
: featuring the latest and greatest software with options to
: purchase.
:
: .) The blue butterfly could intercept information that might be
: offensive before it even gets to the users computer.
:
: .) You could just "subscribe" to Microsoft and have everything updated
: automatically, you'd never need to use any of that "icky software"
: produced by other vendors.
:
: .) There would be absolutely no "viruses" because the Windows would
: not permit installation of software that did not have the
: Microsoft seal of approval. (this approval would, of course, be
: microsofts own version of a PGP key of some kind, you know, to
: keep out the hackers.)
:
: .) Since it's Microsofts own network, you wouldn't have to use DNS or
: any of those awful open-standards based solutions.
:
: .) Anyone with a license key would be in MS-Heaven?
:
: Think about it.
:
: Jamie


IDIOT! what do you think palladium (Longhorn) is! The day Bill gates
dictates what I see and download online is the day I throw out my Windows
box!

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