Australian online CE retailer Kogan does not want customers to access its website with outdated internet browsers so much it just implemented the world's first Internet Explorer 7 tax.
That's right, anyone who makes a purchase while using IE7 pays a 6.8% surcharge (0.1% for each month the browser has been on the market).
Anyone who visits the Kogan website through IE7 also gets a message saying "you or your system administrator has been in a coma for over 5 years."
Why? Web designers don't like IE7 too much, since it is the least standards-compliant of all current browsers, thus demanding separate testing and design changes to make sites appear correctly on all browsers. Kogan believes such "huge" costs are not only unacceptable, and demands customers should download a more up-to-date browser.
"This will help us increase our efficiency, help keep prices for all smart shoppers down, and hopefully help eradicate the world of the pain in the rear that is IE7!" Kogan concludes.
Back in March 2011 Media Markt announced it was going to open a total of 20 retail outlets in Norway, with one giant shop rivalling leading Nordic competitor, Elkjøp, in size. Stores were to open by Q3 2012, and Media Marked had even signed a number of land-related contracts.
Measuring 17 x 8.5cm, the APC 8750 uses the Neo-ITX form factor and fits in standard Mini-ITX or microATX chasses. It carries an 800MHz VIA WonderMedia ARM SoC (with built-in GPU handling 720p video), 512MB RAM, 2GB storage, x4 USB ports, microSD slot, 10/100 ethernet port and a 15W power adapter.
