Comments on: Carbon Grove http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2008/04/22/carbon-grove/ Handmade Software Experiences Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:34:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Hillel http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2008/04/22/carbon-grove/#comment-59730 Hillel Thu, 01 May 2008 21:31:37 +0000 http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2008/04/22/carbon-grove/#comment-59730 Thanks everyone for the passionate and pointed feedback. :) Those of you that pointed out that the site is exclusively IE are right that Microsoft is the sponsor and hoping to get folks to try their browser by making this small amount of content (Carbon Grove) available in IE only. I understand your frustration, and am sorry for the inconvenience. You may not agree with their call, but you can also understand that they are experimenting with mechanisms to try and get folks to check out IE (much like game console manufacturers get exclusive content for their consoles). That said, we appreciate the critical feedback and comments. And for the folks who've decided to give Carbon Grove a try (and give Microsoft's browser a try) we appreciate that too. :) Thanks everyone for the passionate and pointed feedback. :)

Those of you that pointed out that the site is exclusively IE are right that Microsoft is the sponsor and hoping to get folks to try their browser by making this small amount of content (Carbon Grove) available in IE only.

I understand your frustration, and am sorry for the inconvenience.

You may not agree with their call, but you can also understand that they are experimenting with mechanisms to try and get folks to check out IE (much like game console manufacturers get exclusive content for their consoles).

That said, we appreciate the critical feedback and comments. And for the folks who’ve decided to give Carbon Grove a try (and give Microsoft’s browser a try) we appreciate that too. :)

]]> By: Firefox User http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2008/04/22/carbon-grove/#comment-59724 Firefox User Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:57:17 +0000 http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2008/04/22/carbon-grove/#comment-59724 I realize this is most likely a request from the client but the IE7 only issue makes your company look incompetent. Also, as you guys appear to showcase Silverlight for your client, it doesn't make their cross platform plugin look very friendly to the web development community. I realize this is most likely a request from the client but the IE7 only issue makes your company look incompetent.

Also, as you guys appear to showcase Silverlight for your client, it doesn’t make their cross platform plugin look very friendly to the web development community.

]]> By: Eliza Olson http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2008/04/22/carbon-grove/#comment-59723 Eliza Olson Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:27:49 +0000 http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2008/04/22/carbon-grove/#comment-59723 Planting a tree is nice but saving a bog or peatland is even nicer. The UN report released Dec.7/07 at Bali pointed out that 10% of the world's greenhouse gases is directly attributed to the destruction of peatlands. Further 10% of the world's freshwater is filtered through peatlands. This is really mindbogling! Only 3% of the earth's surface is covered with peatlands. The last figures I saw for forests was between 26% to 36%. What are you doing to stop the filling in of wetlands? Not too far north of Seattle is the largest raised peat bog on the west coast of the America--Burns Bog in Delta BC. It is supposed to be protected but it is being threatened by a road called the South Fraser Perimeter Road. Its destruction will affect people living in the state of Washington as well as loss of habitat of migratory birds and fish especially the wild salmon swimming out to sea from the world's largest salmon-bearing river--the might Fraser. Plant a tree, but for "peat's sake, don't use peat!" Eliza Olson President Burns Bog Conservation Society 4-7953 120 Street Delta, BC V4C 6P6 604.572.0373 T.F. 1-888-850.6264 Planting a tree is nice but saving a bog or peatland is even nicer.

The UN report released Dec.7/07 at Bali pointed out that 10% of the world’s greenhouse gases is directly attributed to the destruction of peatlands. Further 10% of the world’s freshwater is filtered through peatlands.

This is really mindbogling! Only 3% of the earth’s surface is covered with peatlands. The last figures I saw for forests was between 26% to 36%.

What are you doing to stop the filling in of wetlands?

Not too far north of Seattle is the largest raised peat bog on the west coast of the America–Burns Bog in Delta BC. It is supposed to be protected but it is being threatened by a road called the South Fraser Perimeter Road.

Its destruction will affect people living in the state of Washington as well as loss of habitat of migratory birds and fish especially the wild salmon swimming out to sea from the world’s largest salmon-bearing river–the might Fraser.

Plant a tree, but for “peat’s sake, don’t use peat!”

Eliza Olson
President
Burns Bog Conservation Society
4-7953 120 Street
Delta, BC V4C 6P6
604.572.0373
T.F. 1-888-850.6264

]]> By: sashika http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2008/04/22/carbon-grove/#comment-59722 sashika Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:10:40 +0000 http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2008/04/22/carbon-grove/#comment-59722 Love your work, but seems like you do not want Mac users... IE only is a bit too much nowadays, isn't it? Love your work, but seems like you do not want Mac users… IE only is a bit too much nowadays, isn’t it?

]]> By: Squuiid http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2008/04/22/carbon-grove/#comment-59643 Squuiid Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:37:55 +0000 http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2008/04/22/carbon-grove/#comment-59643 Why is this web site Internet Explorer only?! This is ridiculous. http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080424/microsoft-sponsored-site-carbon-grove-forces-users-to-use-internet-explorer/ About 125 million people use Firefox and they should not be excluded from your site should they? Please fix. Why is this web site Internet Explorer only?! This is ridiculous.

http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080424/microsoft-sponsored-site-carbon-grove-forces-users-to-use-internet-explorer/

About 125 million people use Firefox and they should not be excluded from your site should they?

Please fix.

]]> By: Henning Kilset http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2008/04/22/carbon-grove/#comment-59639 Henning Kilset Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:32:30 +0000 http://www.jacksonfish.com/blog/2008/04/22/carbon-grove/#comment-59639 How you could possibly call yourself web developers is beyond me if you knowingly BLOCK a site to everything but Internet Explorer. Especially when it's made in Silverlight, a technology marketed under its cross-platform, cross-browser abilities. There's no reason this shouldn't work in Firefox OR Safari, is there?? Oh, except the payoff you're taking from Microsoft, of course. Way to go. How you could possibly call yourself web developers is beyond me if you knowingly BLOCK a site to everything but Internet Explorer. Especially when it’s made in Silverlight, a technology marketed under its cross-platform, cross-browser abilities.

There’s no reason this shouldn’t work in Firefox OR Safari, is there?? Oh, except the payoff you’re taking from Microsoft, of course. Way to go.

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