Closed Bug 152749 Opened 22 years ago Closed 22 years ago

Homestead.com - only supports Windows

Categories

(Tech Evangelism Graveyard :: English US, defect)

Product:
Tech Evangelism Graveyard
Component:
English US
Platform:
PowerPC
All
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
VERIFIED INVALID

People

(Reporter: Saarinen, Assigned: susiew)

References

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Details

I am using Mac OS X (10.1.5) and Navigator 0.3.0 (18 June). Clicking on either
of the main buttons (Try or Buy) on Homestead.com takes you to a page that "The
browser you are using does not currently have Java enabled".
you probably don't have it enabled yet, a new release will soon
-->Evangelism. Accessing the site in Mozilla results in a page declaring that
the site only supports Windows machines.

[http://professional.homestead.com/~site/BrowserWarnings/warning_os.ffhtml]
Component: General → US General
Product: Chimera → Tech Evangelism
See also bug 152077.

Why is this US General and not US Ecommerce? Homestead seems to be directed more
to small retailing sites than to personal sites.

Is this really Mac only?
Keywords: evang500
-> owner
Assignee: saari → susiew
QA Contact: winnie → zach
Summary: [Website testing] Homestead.com links report java not enabled → Homestead.com - links report java not enabled
The summary needs to be changed: Homestead.com now has a blanket statement that
it only supports Windows, and never even asks for Java. Also, platform should be
Mac/All (unless there's an "everything except Windows" option).

I just clicked through their tour using 2003010212 OS/2 without any problem, but
I didn't try setting up an account with them, never saw any error or system
requirements messages.
Using any Mac browser (I tested IE, Moz & Safari) returns the following:

One moment, please!
You are using a computer that does not support Homestead.
If you would like to take advantage of the Homestead's flexibility, power, and
ease-of-use, please return to www.homestead.com with a Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME,
or NT computer.

Since this bug is really not Mozilla-related, perhaps it should be Resolved Invalid?

If not, aggrieved non-Windows users should contact custserv@homesteadsupport.com
and http://www.homestead.com/~site/CompanyInfo/contactus.ffhtml to request
platform support.
URL: http://professional.homestead.com → http://www.homestead.com/~site/SiteSt...
Severity: major → normal
OS: MacOS X → All
Summary: Homestead.com - links report java not enabled → Homestead.com - only supports Windows
Marking invalid. We don't evangelize general product enhancements. Thanks.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 22 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
v
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
Product: Tech Evangelism → Tech Evangelism Graveyard
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