Comments on: Microsoft giving away over $100k in prizes to select beta testers http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/03/04/microsoft-giving-away-over-100k-in-prizes-to-select-beta-testers/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:28:39 -0500 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/03/04/microsoft-giving-away-over-100k-in-prizes-to-select-beta-testers/comment-page-1/#comment-606869 Michael Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:31:45 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/03/04/microsoft-giving-away-over-100k-in-prizes-to-select-beta-testers/#comment-606869 Interesting... Browser: Firefox 2.0.0.11, Operating System: OS X 10.5.2. Click Sign Up button. See message stating that the minimum requirements are Internet Explorer v6 on a few versions of Windows, or Firefox 2.0 or later on various platforms including "OS X 10.2 or later". Someone didn't quite get their browser/OS detection routines correct. Interesting… Browser: Firefox 2.0.0.11, Operating System: OS X 10.5.2. Click Sign Up button. See message stating that the minimum requirements are Internet Explorer v6 on a few versions of Windows, or Firefox 2.0 or later on various platforms including “OS X 10.2 or later”.

Someone didn’t quite get their browser/OS detection routines correct.

]]> By: drdrew http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/03/04/microsoft-giving-away-over-100k-in-prizes-to-select-beta-testers/comment-page-1/#comment-606864 drdrew Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:23:19 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/03/04/microsoft-giving-away-over-100k-in-prizes-to-select-beta-testers/#comment-606864 The site says "over 30,000 prizes". Of that: 6,000 are prizes and 1,000 coffee coupons. That's a hella lotta Pepsi to match 30K... The site says “over 30,000 prizes”. Of that: 6,000 are prizes and 1,000 coffee coupons. That’s a hella lotta Pepsi to match 30K…

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