 Name GamePremium
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North Myrtle Beach, SC
kudos:7 | 6.8% tax on using Internet Explorer 7 Kogan wages war on Internet Explorer: Users taxed
ONLINE electronics retailer Kogan.com has announced it will be charging customers a 6.8 per cent penalty if they use the "antique" browser Internet Explorer 7 to buy their products.
"That's 0.1 per cent for each month IE7 has been on the market," the website said today.
CEO and founder Ruslan Kogan said the business had been spending too much time and money making the site compatible with IE7.
"Internet Explorer 7 has long since passed its use-by date," Mr Kogan said. "It’s a constant source of frustration for our web guys and we’re sick of burning cash on a browser that hit the market nearly six years ago. It goes against everything Kogan stands for."
The entrepreneur said users wanting to avoid paying extra should simply switch browsers to Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera or a more recent version of Internet Explorer.
Kogan said that by penalising customers for using IE7 he was "doing our bit" to make the internet a better place.
»www.news.com.au/technology/kogan···95298505
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 BlackbirdBuilt for SpeedPremium
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kudos:3 | Hmm. Wonder what the tax rate is on Dude111  's IE6? |
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I don't use IE7, but if I saw something like that I wouldn't buy from Mr. Kogan, either.
That would be "doing my bit" against arrogant retailers.
PS: I'm not sure he can levy a tax. He can charge a fee, but a tax? no. |
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 EGeezerGo CatsPremium
join:2002-08-04
Midwest
kudos:8 | reply to Name Game
Re: ITU tax of US based servers I notice that the article's links to the documents go to wcitleaks.org.
»files.wcitleaks.org/public/T09-C···SW-E.pdf
»files.wcitleaks.org/public/ETNO%20C109.pdf
Below is what seems to be the relevant part of the proposal. As usual, the bill is general and vague and could be interpreted as allowing taxation of any product or service, including news feeds, social networking or other commercial service that feeds advertising of any sort.
MOD CWG/54/6.14
45 6.1.3 Where in accordance with the national law of a country, a Countries are free to levy fiscal taxes on is levied on collection charges for international telecommunication services in accordance with their national laws, but international double taxation must be avoided, this tax shall normally be collected only in respect of international services billed to customers in that country, unless other arrangements are made to meet special arrangements.
MOD CWG/54/6.15
45 6.1.3 Member States shall not apply taxes to incoming international calls, so as to avoid double taxation. Where, in accordance with the national law of a country, a fiscal tax is levied on collection charges for international telecommunication services, this tax shall normally be collected only in respect of international services billed to customers in that country ...
It also looks like it could be a two way street on who taxes who. The US could start taxing foreign wholesalers and exporters who do business VIA web sites or other internet services.
China, OPEC and other exporters may not like the idea. The reality is that the UN is so tied up in bureaucracy, politics and member self-interest that this will most likely not come to pass. If it does, violators will be issued toothless letters or resolutions of "grave concern" or "strong condemnation" of their practices. Since the US and China have veto power in the security council, it's dead on arrival. |
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Name GamePremium
join:2002-07-07
North Myrtle Beach, SC
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Re: 6.8% tax on using Internet Explorer 7 Let's start up then with the United Nation WGIG fiasco..they don't know their ass from a hole in the ground about the Internet
Working Group on Internet Governance
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_Gr···vernance
As a body today..the UN has no success stories at keeping the world safe..and I sure would not trust them with the Security of the Internet..
It is all crap and so was that UN carbon tax thing going around for a while.
Should the United Nations Get to Tax the Internet, ATM Withdrawals, and Air Travel?
»danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/20···-travel/
Should the United Nations Have the Power to Impose Global Taxes?
»danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/20···l-taxes/
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 OlegBellsouth FastaccessPremium
join:2003-12-08
Birmingham, AL
kudos:2 | reply to Name Game
What is Internet Explorer?
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 vaxvmsferroequine fanPremium
join:2005-03-01
Wormtown | reply to Name Game
Re: 6.8% tax on using Internet Explorer 7 Doesn't affect me. I'm using Firefox 3.0 |
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OlegBellsouth FastaccessPremium
join:2003-12-08
Birmingham, AL
kudos:2 | said by vaxvms:Doesn't affect me. I'm using Firefox 3.0
Are you for real. Firefox 3.0? |
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 Dude111An Awesome DudePremium
join:2003-08-04
USA
kudos:11 | reply to Name Game
What a bunch of stupid morons....
THEY SHOULD GET THE HELL OFF THE INTERNET OR STOP BEING SO LAZY AND MAKE THIER SITE WORK IN ANY BROWSER!
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I just checked thier site,NOTHING BUT GARBAGE FOR SALE ON THERE!! |
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SipSizzurpFo' ShizzlePremium
join:2005-12-28
Houston, TX
kudos:4 | said by Dude111:...I just checked thier site,NOTHING BUT GARBAGE FOR SALE ON THERE!!
Where ? I already forgot what the original question was...
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OlegBellsouth FastaccessPremium
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Birmingham, AL
kudos:2 | reply to Dude111
said by Dude111:I just checked thier site,NOTHING BUT GARBAGE FOR SALE ON THERE!!
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said by Dude111:What a bunch of stupid morons....
THEY SHOULD GET THE HELL OFF THE INTERNET OR STOP BEING SO LAZY AND MAKE THIER SITE WORK IN ANY BROWSER!
EDIT:
I just checked thier site,NOTHING BUT GARBAGE FOR SALE ON THERE!!
As an IT professional, my only response to that is a hearty, resounding, "no." I'm not even a web designer and even I understand how impractical it is to build and maintain websites for browsers that haven't been cutting edge since the nineties. What Kogan should do is completely cut off access to luddites who cling pointlessly to incredibly old client software. This way, they're not going to garner any negative press and their dev costs will go down. |
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join:2005-03-29
Rialto, CA
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Re: 6.8% tax on using Internet Explorer 7 They probably won't let IE6 in the door at all.
It occurs to me that if you are using old software and old hardware, you may not really be in the market for whatever is for sale at that site. If that is the case, then Kogan isn't losing anything by threatening to charge a tax or fee on IE7 use. |
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Re: said by Oedipus:As an IT professional, my only response to that is a hearty, resounding, "no." I'm not even a web designer and even I understand how impractical it is to build and maintain websites for browsers that haven't been cutting edge since the nineties. Since you're not a web designer I should point out that it's easy to write browser-specific css. The variables are well known, and you can reuse the same rules on countless sites.
So as a fellow IT professional who does build websites, I say phooey. People who claim it can't be done or takes excessive programming are hobbyists. It's called degrading gracefully, and people do it every day. |
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 jadinolfI love you FredPremium
join:2005-07-09
Ojai, CA
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Re: 6.8% tax on using Internet Explorer 7 It's an older version of Firefox.
Goes back about 15 years.
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