A giant BOO and HISS to Sony...first we have the whole DRM thing, which soured me greatly. Okay, I'm prepared to be big about this and forgive them because they backed off and made retribution. Stupid mistake on their part, but still, I have always liked their hardware. Had a Sony VAIO laptop for several years. I've always reccomended Sony laptops for folks that want to buy a PC platform.
But now, spending money on Sony--not so much.
I'm reading Gizmodo and ogling all the new gadgets at the Consumer Electronics Show, this item caught my eye.
It's perfect, I think - you can buy e-books, you can download HTML files and PDFs (perfect for reading fic). So I try to go to the Connect Store to see if I can find out more info (e.g., what it's going to cost, when it will be available, etc.
This is what I get:
Our Apologies
We appreciate your interest in the Connect music store, but our store currently only works with Internet Explorer 5.5 and above. You don't seem to be using that particular browser at the moment, so, unfortunately, we'll have to part ways until we support the browser you're currently using or you upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer. Please click the Download link below if you'd like to upgrade now.
Thank your for your interest in the Connect music store!
Uh, so sorry - I don't use IE for anything but testing stuff at work. My primary browser on a PC is Firefox. My primary browser on a Mac is Safari. So you won't let me shop, huh? Well, then SO SORRY back atcha, no Sony products for this techie.
ETA:
( This is what Publisher's Lunch (a daily news e-mail from Publisher's Weekly has to say): )
But now, spending money on Sony--not so much.
I'm reading Gizmodo and ogling all the new gadgets at the Consumer Electronics Show, this item caught my eye.
It's perfect, I think - you can buy e-books, you can download HTML files and PDFs (perfect for reading fic). So I try to go to the Connect Store to see if I can find out more info (e.g., what it's going to cost, when it will be available, etc.
This is what I get:
Our Apologies
We appreciate your interest in the Connect music store, but our store currently only works with Internet Explorer 5.5 and above. You don't seem to be using that particular browser at the moment, so, unfortunately, we'll have to part ways until we support the browser you're currently using or you upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer. Please click the Download link below if you'd like to upgrade now.
Thank your for your interest in the Connect music store!
Uh, so sorry - I don't use IE for anything but testing stuff at work. My primary browser on a PC is Firefox. My primary browser on a Mac is Safari. So you won't let me shop, huh? Well, then SO SORRY back atcha, no Sony products for this techie.
ETA:
( This is what Publisher's Lunch (a daily news e-mail from Publisher's Weekly has to say): )
