Campaign Against Smart Tags
Protest First Online: June, 14, 2001
Page Last Updated: June 05, 2019
To protest Microsoft's decision to implement SmartTags in
future versions of Internet Explorer, we ask that you
use a non-Microsoft browser to view this page on Fridays.
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Microsoft-Free-Fridays |
What are SmartTags?
The SmartTags are hyperlinks inserted by Microsoft into a document you are viewing on the web to make the browsing experience a pleasure.
An Example:
(Exaggerated for ridiculing; but notice where they link to)"... this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth " -- Abraham Lincoln
See more info. on Microsoft-Free
Fridays 
(Rest of Kamat's Potpourri is still accessible; Picture of the Week accessible only from non-Microsoft browsers on Fridays.)
| Friday June, 29, 2001 |
| We have heard reports that
Microsoft will not include SmartTags in the next version of Internet
Explorer. Thank you Microsoft, for listening.
Read Lessons from a Protest -- what we learnt from this campaign |
| Saturday June, 16, 2001 |
| We have gotten a tremendous
response for this Microsoft-Free-Fridays protest.
Many folks have written (after viewing the source of the pages, and reading some Microsoft friendly articles at Kamat's Potpourri) questioning our use of Microsoft products like Microsoft FrontPage and Active Server Pages. The purpose of this campaign is not to demonize Microsoft, but to spread word about SmartTags and to get Microsoft to change its decision. Further, we think that when the protest comes from a friendly zone, it carries even more weight. |
House of Pictures
Picture of the Week
