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An Obvious Gap in Browser Support

November 21, 2005

I just tried to visit Gap.com and was greeted with the following anti-Safari statement at the front door:

Gap.com: Apple Safari Users Unwelcome
Click to enlarge... Gap.com: Apple Safari Users Unwelcome

I used Safari’s debug menu to set the User Agent to “Mozilla 1.1” to get past the bouncers, but once inside I was rather surprised to find an iPod being featured quite prominently on the main Men’s clothing page:

Gap.com: Apple iPod Users Courted
Click to enlarge... Gap.com: Apple iPod Users Courted

Apparently, Gap wants to exploit Apple’s hipster image to sell clothes…without actually supporting Apple hipsters.

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    Kate

    November 21, 2005 11:22 AM

    From an anthropological/sociological standpoint, they are Browserist (or browsercentric) BASTARDS. And they have selective platform bigotry. Typical.

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    emily

    November 21, 2005 5:37 PM

    I was SOOOOOO mad that Gap was anti-Safari. They are my favorite, and my heart was very sad that I couldn’t even take a gander at what they had for winter. *sigh*