MTV endorses IE instead of Firefox

Posted by Dj KiLLaZ on Mon, 08/29/2005 - 09:33Firefox Press

Just checked out the Digg
website and found that MTV
website endorses users to use IE instead of Firefox to run the “MTV
Overdrive.” It says…

Detecting Browser…

WE’RE SORRY!

PC Users with Netscape, Mozilla, or Firefox: you need to run Internet
Explorer to use MTV Overdrive.

(IE button)

…And I thought that MTV is so fashionable. I guess I was wrong. So what
do we do about this?

Keep spreading... Get Firefox!


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MTV and Microsoft
Submitted by LFT on Sun, 07/16/2006 - 21:54.

Mtv and Microsoft are collaborating with "Urge".  (Urge to throw up?)

Microsoft are going to try to use DRM to destroy the competition.

Do you think that it is a coincidence that Mtv doesn't support any of Microsoft's competitors? 

Boycott Mtv.  Boycott Urge.  Boycott IE and Windows Media Player (and Windows if you can).  There are alternatives.

 

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Boycott MTV!!!
Submitted by ALIENDUDE5300 on Sat, 07/15/2006 - 01:19.

Boycott MTV!!!

Visit My New Website based on Spreading Firefox

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Linux is worse
Submitted by mfratt on Mon, 01/23/2006 - 01:43.

Detecting OS...

In order to offer
a broad selection of full-length music videos on-demand and free of
charge, MTV Overdrive uses Windows Digital Rights Management (DRM) to
protect videos from unauthorized re-distribution.

Unfortunately,
Microsoft's Windows Media Player Plug-in for Unix does not support
Windows DRM. If DRM support becomes available, MTV will develop a
version of MTV Overdrive that works for your operating system.

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 DRM? lmao... anyone who uses that is stupid anyway. And, btw MTV, there will (should) never be a DRM module for *nix systems....we dont use Windows for a reason.

 

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And Mac is even WORSE!
Submitted by JustZisGuy on Fri, 03/03/2006 - 23:57.

And if you think that is bad, check out the graphic you get with a Mac!

"Detecting OS...

In order to offer a broad selection of full-length music videos on-demand and free of charge, MTV Overdrive uses Windows Digital Rights Management (DRM) to protect videos from unauthorized re-distribution.

Unfortunately, Microsoft's Windows Media Player Plug-in for Macintosh does not support Windows DRM. If DRM support becomes available for Macintosh, MTV will develop a version of MTV Overdrive that works on a Mac."

You would think that a lot of their customers would be using Macs!  And even if you are using Windows they also require Windows 2000 or XP. People still use Windows 98!

(of course they mean Digital RESTRICTIONS Managment they sure as heck arn't protecting OUR rights in any way)
 

 

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DRM
Submitted by Mellin on Fri, 03/03/2006 - 22:23.

Digital Restriction Manager

DRM=Monopoly on OS and Browser and Programs and Files

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MTV Overdrive is weak
Submitted by PCCRomeo on Sun, 01/22/2006 - 18:44.

It has too many system requirements and you get nothing but crappy on demand programming in return.  Aside from needing IE you also need a screen resolution of 1024x768 and broadband.  Not to mention the whole thing is done in Macromedia Flash.  When will people learn that websites made entirely of Flash suck.  Overdrive along with VH1 Vspot and the other things done by Comedy Central and Nickelodeon are just cheap advertising tactics.

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Never liked MTV
Submitted by dasunst3r on Sun, 01/22/2006 - 03:19.

MTV was never one of the things that I concern myself with anyway for reasons that I shall hold back to not offend anybody.

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lol.  kind of makes you
Submitted by NintendoGod on Sun, 01/22/2006 - 08:36.

lol.  kind of makes you want to hurt someone.

 

 

www.nintendorevolutionaries.com 

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Submitted by dmitrig01 on Sun, 01/22/2006 - 19:29.

ya




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  • php rocks!
  • mysql rocks!
  • firefox rocks most of all!
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Nice signatue...I agree with
Submitted by knowing_prophet on Mon, 01/23/2006 - 06:06.

Nice signatue...I agree with most of it. Firefox really isn't better than PHP or MySQL, but I couldn't live without either one of them...so it doesn't matter which is best, they're all essential to life.

-Ethan
-firefoxtutor.com
-firemonger.org

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Not a Surprise
Submitted by womfalcs7 on Sat, 01/21/2006 - 21:04.

MTV has a contract with Microsoft with the music store...why wouldn't they endorse MSFT's products? 

 
http://spaces.msn.com/members/womulus/
(I have a FF banner on top but depending on your browser configuration, you might not be able to see it)

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A little off topic, but...
Submitted by John Loo on Tue, 03/07/2006 - 14:46.

How did you put that Fx banner directly on your msn space? I only know how to put them in my blog posts. Could you teach me? 

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FireFox will now work, but
Submitted by NintendoGod on Sat, 01/21/2006 - 08:09.

FireFox will now work, but they do still promote IE.

 

www.nintendorevolutionaries.com 

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Firefox will work if you
Submitted by knowing_prophet on Mon, 01/23/2006 - 06:04.

Firefox will work if you install the ActiveX plugin, but who wants to do that?

What?
How are they still promoting IE? I don't see buttons linking to an IE
download. What the heck are you talking about? Why do you suddenly get
to determine what software they are supporting? Your statement is
unfounded and most likely untrue. Overdrive uses ActiveX scripting.
Many sites do. Its not an endorsement in any way, its simply a use of a
programming language that most other browsers don't happen to be able
to use.

Anyways, they still suck for using ActiveX, 100% Flash, and simply being MTV. 

-Ethan
-firefoxtutor.com
-firemonger.org

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problem
Submitted by Mellin on Fri, 03/03/2006 - 22:26.

Active-X is 100% Windows only

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Using ActiveX is endorsing
Submitted by natmaster on Mon, 01/23/2006 - 22:20.

Using a proprietary technology that has security issues and noone really likes IS endorsing the proprieter. There's no other reason to use something like that. 

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MTV was good at one time
Submitted by firecad2006 on Sat, 03/04/2006 - 20:53.

MTV used to be good in the 90's when they played good music videos, but now they moved on to realilte showes.

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ActiveX isn't bad, it's
Submitted by quic on Mon, 07/17/2006 - 13:26.

ActiveX isn't bad, it's hreat actually, makes great interactive websites, and so does Flash, i use Flash myself when making websites for other buisnesses.  But ActiveX like mostly anything else on websites have drawbacks.  It can act as a way to send Spyware and blah blah to a user.  You can use the ActiveX control that it tells you to download, or you can't, its your perogative.  But i hate IE as much as anyone, but don't take it out on MTV, who i also hate, just because they like kool looking, interactive designs!! 

CODE IS POETRY

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