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I'm surprised to learn that as many as 2% of Hacker News visitors use IE. Why? Who are you?
by revorad 15y ago
I'm surprised to learn that as many as 2% of Hacker News visitors use IE. Why? Who are you?
- deleted 15y ago[deleted]
- latch 15y agoAt my investment banking job, which had IE 6 (1 month ago), Hacker News would occasionally find itself banned by the corporate firewall....quit.
- bartonfink 15y agoHad something similar happen at my last job, and although that wasn't the reason I quit, it didn't say very much about the working conditions that led me to look elsewhere. Funnily enough, the same firewall flagged a corporate press release as "pornography" and notified my boss I was looking at naughty bits, when in fact I was looking at something about the F-35.
- mkopinsky 15y agoI've never had trouble (so far at least) with HN, but I frequently need to switch to my filter-avoidance proxy for various HN links. Ironically, I am using proxy-avoidance software to get around a "blocked - category: proxy avoidance" message.
- ilikejam 15y agoAn SSH server outside the firewall listening on port 443, and a copy of PuTTY on your desktop can solve many firewall problems. Yes indeed.
- tom9729 15y agoWell it could certainly solve the problem of him having a job. ;)
- fauldsh 15y agoWindows 7 Phone using IE (was curious and don't regret it)
- josefresco 15y agoDoes it really matter what browser you use to view HN? It's not like it has any modern requirements for proper use. I happen to use Chrome to view HN only because I setup a "clean" Chrome install for a handful of news sites I visit. I could have easily done the same for IE and it wouldn't change a single thing. Maybe I'm grumpy today but this seems like a waste of debate-energy.
- revorad 15y agoIt doesn't matter. I'm just curious. Sorry to offend you.
- josefresco 15y agoMy fault...I was grumpy, thanks for apologizing although you totally didn't need to. I love the debate here but grow tired of the old browser war subject.
- burgerbrain 15y agoUnfortunately, it matters to some degree. The comment indentation doesn't work properly in elinks :(
- freedompeace 15y agoThe indentation is fine on IE7 mobile (WP7).
- burgerbrain 15y agoI sure would hope so.. Kinda a different animal isn't it?
- ghurlman 15y agoAny time I'm using my phone to browse, it's IE - and I use that to read through HN all the time.
- pflats 15y agoMy employer (a public school system) has blocked everything but IE9 on port 80 to keep students from using proxies/tunneling/[other firewall avoidance method].
- AndrewDucker 15y agoI'm curious - do they check the user agent? Or something more complex?
- Volpe 15y agoChrome Frame?
- freedompeace 15y agoSome of us browse HN at work with prehistoric browsers or micromanaging IT departments that won't even let us run a portable version of Chrome. Plus, my beautiful phone is IE.
- Bootvis 15y agoI guess people that work/contract at BigCorp. From 1-2011 until 5-2011 I contracted for a company that had no internet for most and IE6 for some.
- zavulon 15y agoPeople at BigSoulSuckingCO who are only allowed to use IE?
- compay 15y agoTravelers using the computer at an internet cafe or a hotel lobby.
- joebadmo 15y agoIE6/XP. I'm at work at a fed agency. It's frighteningly outdated here.