[gui-talk] Unable to Access Target.com

[David Andrews]

I would guess that this is some sort of error on Target's part, and 
further it has nothing to do with the NFB or why we sued 
Target.  Some sites are phasing out Internet Explorer 6 support, 
perhaps your browser got mis-identified by the site?

Dave

At 05:48 PM 12/22/2011, you wrote:

>A few years ago, the NFB successfully sued Target to force them to 
>make its web site more accessible to blind consumers.  So imagine my 
>surprise when I attempted to visit Target.com today and got the 
>following error message:
>
>Target Home Page
>
>Problems viewing Target.com ?
>It's because your browser isn't supported. Upgrade to one of the 
>latest versions listed below to get the most out of your Target.com experience.
>list of 3 items
>Click here to download Internet Explorer
>Click here to download Mozilla Firefox
>Click here to download Google Chrome
>list end
>
>
>What the heck is going on here?  What do they mean that my browser 
>is not supported?  I'm running XP Pro with IE 8, so since when is 
>this browser not supported?  IE 8 is the latest version of Internet 
>Explorer that can run under XP, which, the last time I checked will 
>continue to be supported by Microsoft through at least 2014.  And 
>don't even get me started with Firefox.  What is the meaning of 
>this?  Will the NFB have to go after Target yet again?  Or is there 
>some other explanation for this message?  Any feedback would be 
>greatly appreciated.
>
>Gerald