Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

[Dotan Cohen]

2009/12/20 Uri Even-Chen <uri at speedy.net>:
> On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I also have a problem with Bank Hapoalim on Firefox.  The numbers are
>>> switched, instead of "(1) דואר נכנס" I get "דואר נכנס )1(" (the number
>>> is on the right) and instead of "(25) סל מיחזור" I get "רוזחימ לס
>>> )52(" - I get 52 instead of 25.
>>
>> It sounds like they are using visual encoding, which makes them
>> idiots. You will find that leads to problems in IE, too, like
>> searching in the browser or copying text.
>
> They save time and money by not checking browsers such as Google
> Chrome and Firefox.  I worked once in a web developing company, and
> they told me their contract with the customer is that the website
> works with Internet Explorer only.  They told me not to check the
> website with Firefox!  They don't care, the customer doesn't pay for
> checking with Firefox and they don't check it at all.  Most web
> developing companies work like that.  Banks too, they hire web
> developers (sometimes outsourcing) and they pay them to make the site
> look fine with Internet Explorer.  They don't bother to check with
> Google Chrome, Opera, Firefox, although it's only about 10% more of
> the developing time.  They save money!
>

So, hve you written to the sites that were mentioned previously to
complain that the site does not work in your browser of choice?

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