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Tony Sumner wrote:
> My financial advisor suggested I join a project run by The Bigger
> Picture which means I can go to www.thebigger-picture.co.uk and manage
> my investments online. When I try to log in I get "Unsupported system
> configuration" and it says I must have Windows 98, NT4, ME, 2000 or XP
> and the browser must be either IE5 or above or Netscape 6.2 or above.
>
> My windows machine has been off the air ("limited or no connectivity")
> and I can't be bothered to fix it so my investments are managing
> themselves. Do they have a reason for restricting access to Windows?
>
> I asked the company (turns out to be Norwich Union) why they do this
> and I had a phone call from one Chris Atkinson to say that he had
> asked 'the IT people' and it will only work with Windows.
>
correct me if I am wrong but isn't Windows an operating system where as
IE, Netscape etc are browsers, and therefore a website works with a
browser not an operating system.
Paul
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