Gah! Banana Republic’s website doesn’t work in Safari? How hard can it be to write code for one of the most standards-compliant browsers? What will all those thin WASPs and Asians with their PowerBooks do when they want to online-order something form-fitting and expensive, made of the finest Italian cashmere?
I imagine some fans of the Republic use the now sassier-than-Safari Firefox, which is compatible. And since this incompatibility was first discovered in October, Banana Republic has added the hopeful tagline, “We’re working on supporting Safari. Please check back soon.” But, here we are, three months later, and still nothing for Safari.
Humorously, there’s not a go-no-further warning when I try using the still-supported Internet Explorer 5.2 for Macintosh (Microsoft is officially abandoning the browser this Saturday, citing competition from Safari). However, the site doesn’t work under Explorer either—clicking items for details and potential purchase brings up a curiously blank page.