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Sparkletron · Oct 20, 2005, 09:00 AM

Has anyone been to http://bananarepublic.com recently? Not if you're using Safari! It's now explicitly blocked. I can only imagine the MBA that came up with this one ("I know! Let's take the most artistic, most affluent, and most influential segment of the market and send them away..."). Nevermind that Safari is more Web-standards-compliant than IE. Or that Apple's market share is rising (they already have a monopoly on mind share). It seems that many corporations still consider us a niche market and a target for discrimination.

Corporate world to Mac community: thanks for the iPod. Now go away.

smacintush · Oct 20, 2005, 09:04 AM

That's what you get for giving a crap about BR anyway…

Stradlater · Oct 20, 2005, 09:05 AM

BR blows. They have _some_ decent attire but it's all overpriced for what it is. Really.

Mastrap · Oct 20, 2005, 09:15 AM

It's GAP with another logo and double the price.

rickey939 · Oct 20, 2005, 09:16 AM

Does BR buy it's fur from China?

rickey939 · Oct 20, 2005, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by Mastrap

It's GAP with another logo and double the price.

And GAP is Old Navy with another logo and double the price.

Cubeoid · Oct 20, 2005, 09:17 AM

www.showmars.com still works.

bad_quote · Oct 20, 2005, 09:28 AM

They figure if you have enough money to afford their stupid clothes and pay $65 for a freakin shirt that you'll be able to afford a secondary PC just for surfing their website.

Cody Dawg · Oct 20, 2005, 09:34 AM

I think that they do, yes. (Buy their fur from China.)

Cody Dawg · Oct 20, 2005, 09:36 AM

LOSERS

production_coordinator · Oct 20, 2005, 09:39 AM

IMHO, BR has a great work pants. But they aren't going to get my web business.

It's simply foolish for an online store to have ANYTHING Internet Explorer only.

Randman · Oct 20, 2005, 09:45 AM

Netscape 7?

Anyway, BR is overpriced garbage. Pretentious with a capital P.

Cody Dawg · Oct 20, 2005, 09:50 AM

Yeah. Randman's right. They're right up there with Abercrombie & Fitch and JCruel.com - er, J. Crew.

wdlove · Oct 20, 2005, 10:09 AM

I haven't been there in a long time.

acadian · Oct 20, 2005, 10:27 AM

A lot of creative and affluent people use Firefox which is still supported. Dont know about the fur, but I recently bought a very nice casual blazer from them... They have a "timeless" quality to their clothing...

Stradlater · Oct 20, 2005, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by acadian

A lot of creative and affluent people use Firefox which is still supported. Dont know about the fur, but I recently bought a very nice casual blazer from them... They have a "timeless" quality to their clothing...

So does J. Crew

ASIMO · Oct 20, 2005, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by rickey939

Does BR buy it's fur from China?

Where does China® buy its fur?

Cody Dawg · Oct 20, 2005, 11:18 AM

They don't. They just take it from the poor cats and dogs they capture on their streets and skin alive.

Jim Paradise · Oct 20, 2005, 11:25 AM

I tried to go Showtime's website a few days ago, and it doesn't allow access to anyone outside of the US. What's that all about?

"Sorry

We at Showtime Online express our apologies; however, these pages are intended for access only from within the United States."

waxcrash · Oct 20, 2005, 11:29 AM

Send them a complaint letter. Here is their address…

Gap Inc. Headquarters
Two Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

Doofy · Oct 20, 2005, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by Jim Paradise

I tried to go Showtime's website a few days ago, and it doesn't allow access to anyone outside of the US. What's that all about?

"Sorry

We at Showtime Online express our apologies; however, these pages are intended for access only from within the United States."

It's the start of the corporate takeover of the Internet. You must get your Showtime stuff through a local licensed provider. Or else.

mojo2 · Oct 20, 2005, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by Jim Paradise

I tried to go Showtime's website a few days ago, and it doesn't allow access to anyone outside of the US. What's that all about?

"Sorry

We at Showtime Online express our apologies; however, these pages are intended for access only from within the United States."

Showtime has subscribers in Muslim countries where access to scantily clad sexy US women and gay and lesbian stuff is very offensive. So they want to avoid problems and continue serving their overseas market without ruffling feathers.

They have a separate Arabic Showtime site and separate programming.

Like George Costanza, they are keeping their two universes from overlapping or whatever he called it.

All of this is my impression from casual observations and putting 2 & 2 together...

Jim Paradise · Oct 20, 2005, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by mojo2

Showtime has subscribers in Muslim countries where access to scantily clad sexy US women and gay and lesbian stuff is very offensive. So they want to avoid problems and continue serving their overseas market without ruffling feathers.

They have a separate Arabic Showtime site and separate programming.

Like George Costanza, they are keeping their two universes from overlapping or whatever he called it.

All of this is my impression from casual observations and putting 2 & 2 together...

That's rather unfourtunate. I wonder why they wouldn't have a "select country" option available so that if you are, as in my case, in Canada, you could access the Canada-only site but not the American one.

ASIMO · Oct 20, 2005, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by Cody Dawg

They don't. They just take it from the poor cats and dogs they capture on their streets and skin alive.

Then the poor ones deserve it.

nonhuman · Oct 20, 2005, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by waxcrash

Send them a complaint letter. Here is their address…

Gap Inc. Headquarters
Two Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

My office is like 5 blocks away. Maybe I'll just go knock on their door and complain.

disgruntled goat · Oct 20, 2005, 01:59 PM

replace "knock" with "poop" and "door" with "floor" and your plan is golden.

mojo2 · Oct 20, 2005, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by Jim Paradise

That's rather unfourtunate. I wonder why they wouldn't have a "select country" option available so that if you are, as in my case, in Canada, you could access the Canada-only site but not the American one.

My guess? Like keeping the pron from the kids. Don't EVEN let em have the choice.

Dear readers, THAT is one of the things that Islam is about. You simply do not have the freedoms we are used to. The religious police (I KID YOU NOT) will get you for offenses like watching pron.

Wikipedia

Saudi Arabia
Religious police

An institution found in Saudi Arabia is the Mutaween, or religious police, also known as the Authority for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.

There are 3,500 officers assisted by thousands of volunteers, [2] whose job it is to enforce religious doctrine (Muslim Shari'a law as defined by the Saudi government) and to root out "un-Islamic" activities. They have the power to arrest any unrelated males and females caught socializing, and to ban consumer products and media, such as games and toys, various Western musical groups, and television shows. The Mutaween recently launched a website where people can file anonymous tips about "un-Islamic" activities.

On March 11, 2002 the Mutaween prevented schoolgirls from escaping from their burning school in Mecca because the girls were not wearing headscarves and abayas (black robes). Fifteen girls died and 50 were injured as a result. There was widespread public criticism, and the Saudi government and religious leaders condemned the Mutaween for their actions. [3] The Mutaween have also been the focus of many human-rights reports on religious persecution in Saudi Arabia. Their influence and power has declined recently.
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