"Kill Bill's Browser" Site Aims To Cash In On Google's Bounty

Iria · Nov 9, 2005, 06:45 PM

Four political activists from Massachusetts launched a parody Web site Wednesday dubbed "Kill Bill's Browser" to convince Web users to switch from Internet Explorer to Firefox.

Along the way, they just may make themselves a few bucks by getting people to change browsers.

With a color scheme reminiscent of Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" films, the site features "13 Good Reasons to Switch from Internet Explorer to Firefox." Number 7? "It will make Bill Gates soooooooooo mad." Number 11? "Reduce your weekly family & friends tech support load to 8 hours."

But according to one of the quartet behind the site -- who are also behind ExplorerDestroyer.com, which offers free scripts that Web site owners can use to entice converts -- the parody is serious business.
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Nov 9, 2005, 06:45 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 74	"Kill Bill's Browser" Site Aims To Cash In On Google's Bounty Four political activists from Massachusetts launched a parody Web site Wednesday dubbed "Kill Bill's Browser" to convince Web users to switch from Internet Explorer to Firefox. Along the way, they just may make themselves a few bucks by getting people to change browsers. With a color scheme reminiscent of Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" films, the site features "13 Good Reasons to Switch from Internet Explorer to Firefox." Number 7? "It will make Bill Gates soooooooooo mad." Number 11? "Reduce your weekly family & friends tech support load to 8 hours." But according to one of the quartet behind the site -- who are also behind ExplorerDestroyer.com, which offers free scripts that Web site owners can use to entice converts -- the parody is serious business. ___________ Read More / Source: TechWeb