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Submitted by armchaircritic00 340d ago | news

Online Retailer 'Taxes' IE7 Users On Purchases, Implores Them To Upgrade

NRM writes "In an attempt to “help make the internet a better place” and encouraging those stuck in their particular internet browser ways to upgrade to more up-to-date software, Australian online retailer Kogan.com has started a scheme to ‘tax’ those using Microsoft’s long-running (and painfully out-dated) Internet Explorer 7 to purchase items with a 6.8% charge placed on top of anything they buy through the store." (Internet Explorer, Web)

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