Bogdan wrote: > Emanoil Kotsev wrote: >> Bogdan wrote: >> >> >>> Paul Johnson wrote: >>> >>>> Douglas A. Tutty wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 07:51:38PM +0300, Bogdan wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Although I don't like it, the bank i work with only offers Internet >>>>>> Banking that works only under Internet Explorer. So, unfortunately, >>>>>> if I want to check out my account I see myself obliged to boot >>>>>> Windows :(. I >>>>>> know that IE can be installed through wine but no one seems to >>>>>> guaranty safety... Would IE installed on my Debian be less safe than >>>>>> the one running in it's native environment? If yes, why would that be >>>>>> so? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> I wouldn't trust IE to do banking in any event. >>>>> >>>>> Actually, I don't trust any internet banking. I go to the bank, the >>>>> bank's machine, or I phone them. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I don't even trust ATMs if they run Windows. Which pretty much >>>> eliminates the possibility of me ever banking with Bank of America or >>>> Wells Fargo. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Hey guys, >>> >>> Thanks for your answers! >>> Although i really like my bank, I considered switching because of this >>> reason, but as far as I can tell, there is only one bank in Romania that >>> offers Internet Banking with Firefox :(, and I don't like it. >>> I'm thinking on mailing my bank on the issue... but I guess it won't >>> make any difference. >>> Oh well... a lot of people still think Linux is some fruit and Firefox >>> some weird animal :). >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> >> >> You can go with this issue to the EU commission and complain. I think the >> right way is first to complain or search for help at the bank and make it >> clear that you do not have alternatives then search for help from your >> local consumer protection and rights organisation, however it might be >> called in english or romanian and if they don't respond then write to the >> commission that you are being blackmailed to use windows. >> >> Unbelievable the story - and we are in the 21. century >> >> thumbs up >> >> regards >> >> >> > > Hey, > > Andrei, I didn't know that Unicredit Tiriac works with Firefox, I was > meaning ING :D. > > Emanoil, my bank is a Romanian one, Transilvania Bank, so I'm guessing > you might not have heard of it :). But this Internet Explorer issue is > not a singular case, I can name a lot of other banks that only support IE. > This is stupid! Any decent web developer would make his app work at > least with IE, Firefox and Safari ( my opinion )! I really don't > understand why these, let's face it, hugely funded internet banking > applications restrict you to the weakest browser in the market. The guys > developing them are paid big time and still they assume everybody uses > the same crap and also they manage to fool the banks into believing > them! Sad... :) > > Best regards,
Well, programming for M$ is very easy for them, and the programs they create run on top of the explorer libraries. The EU commission just sued them to pay 500 mil. because of this. I am convinced if you go to the bank and lay out the facts they will listen to you. You should demand to have this changed and to tell you realistic dead line. It's clear that they can not offer such a product for just a few months, but they should start working. If they do not give you a dead line I suggest you go first to your consumer protection (however it might be called) office and talk to them In the mean time you can write also to the EU commission - they will be glad to hear your story and file it to the M$ case. regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
