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by AndrewDucker 5250 days ago
You'll notice the second sentence there, which talks about Firefox ESR as the only option if they want a long-term supported browser. Many large corporations will not switch to a browser which updates itself more often than they can easily test it against all of their internal apps.
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adhipg 5250 days ago
Is the Google Chrome Frame for IE an alternative option for such users?
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AndrewDucker 5250 days ago
Sadly not, unless specifically allowed by the IT department. I certainly can't download EXEs past our firewall.
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sek 5250 days ago
These are very easy to disable(i mean avoid), i don't assume they decode everything what would be very expensive. Just upload the exe file somewhere as .jpg and rename it again after you download it. ... but we are on hacker news, you probably know that yourself ;-) what's the problem? I never worked under such conditions, can they prevent you from executing not white-listed exe files?
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AndrewDucker 5250 days ago
"These are very easy to disable"

That would be a sacking offence.

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batista 5250 days ago
Those corporations tend to be a pain to work, have lots of internal crap apps, and don't use external stuff like Basecamp anyway. Good riddance.
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untog 5250 days ago
They also have a ton of money. You might not want any of it, but some do. Continuing to support IE7/8 for that reason makes sense.
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dsr_ 5250 days ago
They include banks and other very-security-conscious folk... with money to spend on easily deployable apps that address their needs. Feel free not to go after them as customers, though.
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batista 5250 days ago
They include banks and other very-security-conscious folk... with money to spend on easily deployable apps that address their needs. Feel free not to go after them as customers, though.

Are you kidding me? Most banks wouldn't touch an external service like Basecamp with a ten-foot pool. Basecamp is not "deployable", it's externally hosted.

They also have a ton of money. You might not want any of it, but some do.

Every company does not necessarily fit into the "some" that do.

Everybody has money, it's "how possible it is for them to part with it" VS "what your company has to do to make them give it to you", that matters.

If you don't understand the notion of "opportunity cost", you shouldn't be running a business.

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