295836 - msn.com - Cannot purchase music

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Tech Evangelism Graveyard :: English US, defect)

Description

[Garrett Smith]

Problem: You can't buy anything unless you're using IE. 

Steps to reproduce:
Go To: http://music.msn.com/album/?album=10226429&affid=100003
Click "Buy Album" image

Result: 
Nothing happens.


Expected Result:
Should be able to purchase CD.

The webpage should be accessible to browsers that are not MSIE.
A quick source code view reveals that they're using an a very hackish, obscure,
non-standards approach that will work only in MSIE.

The source code appears to have been written in a language that is partially
derived from HTML is very far from being valid HTML. 
http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http%3A//music.msn.com/album/%3Falbum%3D10226429%26affid%3D100003

The language syntax that that the Microsoft development team has invented can
only be interpreted by one browser: MSIE. It is rediculous to imagine that this
was an accident, as no development project would make production before testing.

The user can make it to the last step before purchase, but cannot purchase. This
is very frustrating, as it has required user's time to search for and navigate
around to first find what he is looking for.

What is most disturbing to realize is that this "bug" was intentional and
deliberate on the part of the team who developed it.

Please do not buy from Microsoft.

Comment 1

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

is this now fixed, it seems you need the zune software now, the same crap as itunes...

Comment 2

[Chris Lawson (gone)]

INCOMPLETE due to lack of activity since the end of 2009.

If someone is willing to investigate the issues raised in this bug to determine whether they still exist, *and* work with the site in question to fix any existing issues, please feel free to re-open and assign to yourself.

Sorry for the bugspam; filter on "NO MORE PRE-2010 TE BUGS" to remove.