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Steve Jobs has Pixar making movies for Disney left and right and what does Disney do for online sites for kids? Discriminates against them.
Disney online sites do not support Mac.
Disney sucks, Eisner sucks, and I can't wait for their evil little empire to fall for good. Look at how they have their little cartoon bastards wave good-bye to little Mac users.
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I've never seen my kids at that particular page, but they browse Disney a bit from time to time.
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This proves one thing and one thing only: Both consumers and developers are leaving the Mac platform. If you *still* don't see the truth of the matter after reading this news (which, by the way, was featured right here on your web site) I don't know what else will.
(Last time, I promise)
(Don't get it? See the MacWorld Boston troll thread)
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My daughter loves Disney Blast. It's a bucket full of disney based flash games and activities... unfortunately it seems that at least a third of them give the "This game is not available for Macintosh computers" Yay. Good thing there is an annual fee for the idiot thing, and thank the sweet baby jesus that there is no mention of a third of the freaking games being Mac incompatible (At least no mention that i saw... I didn't really investigate too much because I didn't sign up for it. my wife did that part). But, the games and activities my daughter absolutely loves are Mac compatible, so, for all my outrage, I'm stuck with it. It makes her happy and that's the big thing.
But doesn't stop me from thinking that Disney sucks.
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But doesn't stop me from thinking that Disney sucks.
Yeah. Especially when they've used Apple for their movies.
I'll never visit another Disney theme park or buy any of their Disney-branded products.
Disney sucks.
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Using IE 6.0 on a computer at work running Win2000 and I get a:
This browser is not supported by Disney's Toontown Online. Disney's Toontown Online requires Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 or higher, running on a Windows PC.
Yup, Disney is filled with fools.
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The site uses ActiveX controls. It'll never work.
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Originally Posted by goMac
This proves one thing and one thing only: Both consumers and developers are leaving the Mac platform. If you *still* don't see the truth of the matter after reading this news (which, by the way, was featured right here on your web site) I don't know what else will.
(Last time, I promise)
(Don't get it? See the MacWorld Boston troll thread)
Leaving that Mac? perhaps they just havent gotten Mac support for it yet. My old bank took 2 years to develope its Mac client software after its windows client software. That don't mean they where leaving the Mac platform, it just ment it was later on there list of things.
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Brian says (9:16 AM): I was looking at houses in Ottawa... I actually have a temptation in me to move
Jeff ******* says (9:19 AM): Eww, Ottawa is gross. It's infested with politicians, and presently, 1 Harper as well.
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Originally Posted by Railroader
Using IE 6.0 on a computer at work running Win2000 and I get a:
Yup, Disney is filled with fools.
Thats because cody sent you directly to the test page over the page you actually start at which is here http://play.toontown.com/webHome.php click on start. It offers you a choice to install some stuff, if you dont your browser fails the test.
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Brian says (9:16 AM): I was looking at houses in Ottawa... I actually have a temptation in me to move
Jeff ******* says (9:19 AM): Eww, Ottawa is gross. It's infested with politicians, and presently, 1 Harper as well.
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Originally Posted by Athens
Thats because cody sent you directly to the test page over the page you actually start at which is here http://play.toontown.com/webHome.php click on start. It offers you a choice to install some stuff, if you dont your browser fails the test.
Nope. Wrong as usual.
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Obviously, Cody sent Disney feedback on this.
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This is a computer-generated message and needs no signature.
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Originally Posted by Railroader
Nope. Wrong as usual.
Funny because when I click her link it says my Windows machine is not supported. When I went to the start and downloaded the active X controls and went back to her link it took me to the game. So can u explain what was wrong with what I said if its not beyond your intelligence to articulate words
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Brian says (9:16 AM): I was looking at houses in Ottawa... I actually have a temptation in me to move
Jeff ******* says (9:19 AM): Eww, Ottawa is gross. It's infested with politicians, and presently, 1 Harper as well.
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http://www.toontown.com = http://play.toontown.com/webHome.php
Pixar is no longer obligated contractually to do any movies for Disney I think. Eisner screwed up that relationship with Jobs / Apple's Pixar. Disney is a second rate, agenda ridden, flatulent beast of a company with a monkey running it.
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Originally Posted by Athens
Funny because when I click her link it says my Windows machine is not supported. When I went to the start and downloaded the active X controls and went back to her link it took me to the game. So can u explain what was wrong with what I said if its not beyond your intelligence to articulate words
It's really sad that you think my experience would be the same as yours and you assume what I did.
Do you have Win2000 with IE 6 on it? Are you behind a firewall you have no control over? Why should I install anything to make something work in a web page? That doesn't sound like HTML standards to me. It sounds like IE standards. Oh, that's right, you aren't a Mac user you're a Windows fan. Maybe it's because you're the intended market for Duhsney.
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Originally Posted by Athens
Leaving that Mac? perhaps they just havent gotten Mac support for it yet. My old bank took 2 years to develope its Mac client software after its windows client software. That don't mean they where leaving the Mac platform, it just ment it was later on there list of things.
It's not that hard to develop a freaking web page that complies to W3C standards, oh wait, I forgot they are using a tool (IE) that doesn't comply to begin with. They don't have to develop for Mac later if they wanted to.
This is just another jab at Jobs and Apple's Pixar because of the disagreement they had.. ending their relationship. It's sick how such a person can be allowed to run Disney.
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even if you pretend to be a PC it fails at the flash page - requires Flash 6. I'm running Flash 8.
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Athens: I tried your way and it does not work either.
(Notice that it gives a different redirect page, also.)
I have four Macs in my house. My PowerBook cannot pull up their Toontown crap. My son's eMac cannot pull up Toontown crap. My other son's iBook cannot pull it up and neither did our iMac.
It just doesn't come up.
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Besides, how EASY is it for them to make the site Mac compatible?
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Very easy... wait, unless their web people have no clue... BINGO.
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Yeah. I forgot. They can't make their own movies - successful animated ones - either.
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It's the site's use of ActiveX that stops us Mac users (see my previous post). You can try any Mac you want but you'll need ActiveX support and therefore Windows and IE.
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you just have to use IE. i tried using safari and firefox on my mac and i got the error. i tried on my pc using firefox and got the error.
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That image of obnoxious animals waving "good-bye" to me pissed me off so much that I decided to give them a piece of my mind...
You guys have an incompetent web developer. This person is either a pretentious asshole or does not know how to design a website that supports modern standards and modern web browsers. Because your site uses ActiveX for some obscure reason, all browsers other than Microsoft's insecure IE do not work. In addition to that, even Micro$oft's browser won't work if you have ActiveX disabled (as it should be, because most spyware and security vulnerabilities come from this). I would recommend firing the guy you currently have working for you and hiring someone who knows what they're doing. It's really sad that your little toon site won't be able to delight the children of intelligent parents.
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That is THE POST OF THE DAY, itistoday!
I think I might send my own email. Who knows...maybe this is one of the reasons why Jobs despises Disney?
Probably.
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Originally Posted by itistoday
That image of obnoxious animals waving "good-bye" to me pissed me off so much
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Originally Posted by Kevin
Yah, look at that lil animal... bastard...
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So don't support Disney. Send your money elsewhere. Disney is the Microsoft of entertainment companies.
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Eriamjh:
Disney is NOT "the Microsoft of entertainment companies."
PIXAR IS.
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Hey!
Someone with GREAT graphic skills?
Do us all a favor?
Can you put a red bullseye over each of those little bastard Disney figures?
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OR...
Can someone Photoshop them making the "L" sign with their fingers/hand for "Loser?"
Or one of them flipping us all off?
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It uses ActiveX. I used FireFox with the user agent set to MSIE 6 on Win XP. Gave me an error saying it couldn't load the ActiveX controller.
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Originally Posted by Cody Dawg
Besides, how EASY is it for them to make the site Mac compatible?
Hi Cody,
Yes, I agree. It's very sad. Someone should picket at Disney World.
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My sister plays Toontown and she has tried to play on my laptop but to no prevail the stupid idiots at disney can't do some stupid cross platform thing. the coding wouldn't be that hard to make it mac and windows compatible.
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With a company as big as Disney, I doubt that the way their website works it's up to the designer. Most likely, this is some deal Disney and Microsoft worked out. So, hate on Disney, but not for hating Macs, but instead for trying to make more money.
Originally Posted by wdlove
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How is my best friend today?
Awwwww, how cute!
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Originally Posted by Cody Dawg
OR...
Can someone Photoshop them making the "L" sign with their fingers/hand for "Loser?"
Or one of them flipping us all off?
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My highlight #2 for the day.
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Pure and utter genius.
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Originally Posted by Railroader
It's really sad that you think my experience would be the same as yours and you assume what I did.
Do you have Win2000 with IE 6 on it? Are you behind a firewall you have no control over? Why should I install anything to make something work in a web page? That doesn't sound like HTML standards to me. It sounds like IE standards. Oh, that's right, you aren't a Mac user you're a Windows fan. Maybe it's because you're the intended market for Duhsney.
well you said it yourself, you refuse to install the active X control which means your browser is unsuported by choice. And I am a Mac user, ive been a Mac user since 1994 when I first fell in love with a Plus.
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Originally Posted by Cody Dawg
Athens: I tried your way and it does not work either.
(Notice that it gives a different redirect page, also.)
I have four Macs in my house. My PowerBook cannot pull up their Toontown crap. My son's eMac cannot pull up Toontown crap. My other son's iBook cannot pull it up and neither did our iMac.
It just doesn't come up.
If you tried it my way on a Mac that is your first mistake, activeX is PC only.
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Originally Posted by tracemhunter
you just have to use IE. i tried using safari and firefox on my mac and i got the error. i tried on my pc using firefox and got the error.
No you have to use IE on Windows, its a activex control which installs some dll's on your computer to play the game.
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Brian says (9:16 AM): I was looking at houses in Ottawa... I actually have a temptation in me to move
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just a side note the ActiveX is used to install a PC application, the game is a .exe not a flash game and it uses close around 60MB of hard drive space to install. This is not a browser game its regular x86 windows software that installs via the web browser.
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Brian says (9:16 AM): I was looking at houses in Ottawa... I actually have a temptation in me to move
Jeff ******* says (9:19 AM): Eww, Ottawa is gross. It's infested with politicians, and presently, 1 Harper as well.
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Originally Posted by Athens
well you said it yourself, you refuse to install the active X control which means your browser is unsuported by choice. And I am a Mac user, ive been a Mac user since 1994 when I first fell in love with a Plus.
It is not HTML standards compliant. What will it take you to understand that?
You currently do not own a Mac right? Or did you lie before?
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Originally Posted by Athens
just a side note the ActiveX is used to install a PC application, the game is a .exe not a flash game and it uses close around 60MB of hard drive space to install. This is not a browser game its regular x86 windows software that installs via the web browser.
But it plays in a IE window? Wow. Microsoft is more screwed up than I thought.
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well, i wouldn't stress about this, active x is evil, but flash isn't exacty standards complient either - i would call it 'less evil' since at least its cross platform. heck widgets are just web pages for tiger only that have their own proprietary tags - so one might call them slightly evil as well (i know i wrote one).
but yeah the duck waving at ya is like - sorry we are all happy here in windows ie land. sucks to be you...
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Anyone else notice the two "boys" have peed themselves?
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wow do you have a link to that page?? thats freaking ridiculous! They're like being sarcastic and **** about it too--"Using a Mac?" what like its bad acne or something? They could at least be more cordial about it--"We are sorry, but the Macintosh platform is not supported blah blah..." 
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