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When in doubt: whois ie6countdown.com (edit: I originally misread your comment as saying, "i don't believe it's Microsoft cause the small logo is unconvincing"

by apgwoz 16y ago

When in doubt: whois ie6countdown.com (edit: I originally misread your comment as saying, "i don't believe it's Microsoft cause the small logo is unconvincing" -- sorry) Registrant: Microsoft Corporation Domain Administrator One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 US Email: domains@microsoft.com Registrar Name....: CORPORATE DOMAINS, INC. Registrar Whois...: whois.corporatedomains.com Registrar Homepage: www.cscprotectsbrands.com Domain Name: ie6countdown.com Created on..............: Fri, Aug 07, 2009 Expires on..............: Tue, Aug 07, 2012 Record last updated on..: Thu, Mar 03, 2011 Administrative Contact: Microsoft Corporation Domain Administrator One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 US Phone: +1.4258828080 Email: domains@microsoft.com Technical Contact: Microsoft Corporation MSN Hostmaster One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 US Phone: +1.4258828080 Email: msnhst@microsoft.com DNS Servers: ns1.msft.net ns4.msft.net ns5.msft.net ns2.msft.net ns3.msft.net

mhb 16y ago
They don't have ie7countdown or ie8countdown.
- Hawramani 16y ago
  Or just iecountdown :)
  - iwwr 16y ago
    Without IE, the only other big browsers out there would be Firefox and Chrome, the former largely and the latter wholly funded by Google.
    - paul9290 16y ago
      Thats ok because after I code for Firefox or Chrome, my work is done and my employer and myself can get onto the next project. The cost and losses having to develop/support all IEs(maybe not 9) is enormous. There should be a website where all coders go to detail how much extra time they had to spend to make their code work in IE and every six months the site sends Microsoft a bill for lost time & productivity!
- jodrellblank 16y ago
  Do they have ie9letdown?
maw 16y ago
When in doubt: whois ie6countdown.com Sure, but how many people know how to do that? Or even how to find out that information on the web?
- apgwoz 16y ago
  That's why I supplied the information.
  - redthrowaway 16y ago
    That's not the point. The point was to let visitors to the site know that this is a Microsoft effort. We can figure it out, they likely can't.
    - iwwr 16y ago
      A lot of users don't understand the concept of a browser. 'Internet Explorer' is that thing they use to get to their internet. "What the hell is this Morzilla, I want my Internet!"
      - redthrowaway 16y ago
        They probably wouldn't be visiting ie6countdown.com.
    - apgwoz 16y ago
      Why does it really matter if Microsoft says it? Say you were interviewing someone and their resume looks great. You talk to them and feel the same way, and are ready to hire them. The fact that Knuth calls you and says, "this was my best student in 20 years" is only icing on the cake--you were going to hire him anyway.
      - redthrowaway 16y ago
        It's a good PR move for MS, and one that will hopefully help them in their apparent goal to win devs back over. More importantly, for some random stumbling across the site, a prominent statement that this is MS's idea would be more likely to get them to upgrade than if it appeared to be some random site. The IE8 bit is highly unfortunate, though.
bricestacey 16y ago
Couldn't anyone register a domain with that info though? Obviously not the name servers though if they want the domain to resolve to their site. Just curious.

by apgwoz 16y ago

mhb 16y ago

They don't have ie7countdown or ie8countdown.

Hawramani 16y ago
Or just iecountdown :)
- iwwr 16y ago
  Without IE, the only other big browsers out there would be Firefox and Chrome, the former largely and the latter wholly funded by Google.
  - paul9290 16y ago
    Thats ok because after I code for Firefox or Chrome, my work is done and my employer and myself can get onto the next project. The cost and losses having to develop/support all IEs(maybe not 9) is enormous. There should be a website where all coders go to detail how much extra time they had to spend to make their code work in IE and every six months the site sends Microsoft a bill for lost time & productivity!
jodrellblank 16y ago
Do they have ie9letdown?

maw 16y ago

When in doubt: whois ie6countdown.com Sure, but how many people know how to do that? Or even how to find out that information on the web?

apgwoz 16y ago
That's why I supplied the information.
- redthrowaway 16y ago
  That's not the point. The point was to let visitors to the site know that this is a Microsoft effort. We can figure it out, they likely can't.
  - iwwr 16y ago
    A lot of users don't understand the concept of a browser. 'Internet Explorer' is that thing they use to get to their internet. "What the hell is this Morzilla, I want my Internet!"
    - redthrowaway 16y ago
      They probably wouldn't be visiting ie6countdown.com.
  - apgwoz 16y ago
    Why does it really matter if Microsoft says it? Say you were interviewing someone and their resume looks great. You talk to them and feel the same way, and are ready to hire them. The fact that Knuth calls you and says, "this was my best student in 20 years" is only icing on the cake--you were going to hire him anyway.
    - redthrowaway 16y ago
      It's a good PR move for MS, and one that will hopefully help them in their apparent goal to win devs back over. More importantly, for some random stumbling across the site, a prominent statement that this is MS's idea would be more likely to get them to upgrade than if it appeared to be some random site. The IE8 bit is highly unfortunate, though.

bricestacey 16y ago

Couldn't anyone register a domain with that info though? Obviously not the name servers though if they want the domain to resolve to their site. Just curious.