Microsoft to donate 8 meals for every IE 8 download

Author: Jeff

15 Jun

Microsoft is really looking to shine in the consumers eye recently announcing that for every completed download of Internet Explorer 8 the will donate 8 meals (or $1.15) to the Feeding America Network.

This promotion is apparantly called ‘Browser for the Better’ and will run from June 10th to August 8th so if you’re looking to get some meals donated you better get downloading.

Sure, Microsoft still holds the top spot in browser market share but with more and more people switching to alternatives such as Google Chrome and Mozilla’s Firefox will this ‘Browser for the Beter’ program help sway the market back into their favor? Only time will tell.

Oh, did I mention that in order to promote the ‘Browser for the Better’ promotion Microsoft rounded up some artists to construct the Empire State Building and Golden Gate Bridge with food cans? No? Check the image above.

Read (Neowin)

Tags: browser for the better, charity, google chrome, internet explorer 8, microsoft, Mozilla Firefox, software, web browser

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Firefox Mobile to Arrive to HTC Touch Pro Next Week

Author: Chris

27 Jan

Firefox Mobile is finally ready to enter the mobile market. We’ve been waiting for quite a while for Fennec and it seems that HTC Touch Pro owners will be able to load it up on their device next week. We’ve seen it run on a Nokia Internet Tablet before, and those guys at Mozilla surely know how to build a good browser. I’m a huge fan of Mozilla Firefox myself so I’d expect the mobile version to offer us the same great web browsing experience. We’re waiting for an official release as I am sure not only HTC Touch Pro owners need a new browser!