Merry Christmas everyone.
I wish you a 2013 full of provocative ideas, courageous experimentation, loads of fun, and – of course – plenty of learning!
That’s the tag line for Microsoft’s latest promo for that much maligned browser, Internet Explorer.
I love it! It’s irreverent, it’s cheeky, it’s self-deprecating. In other words, it’s un-Microsoft.
Part of the fun is their use of clever graphs to depict the evolution of, say, bird-based communication:
I had a go at depicting the evolution of preparing for battle, and they’re using it!
Check out more funny graphs at The Browser You Loved To Hate.
Apologies in advance to the good folk who toil altruistically to mop up Wikipedia for the rest of us.
It’s just that I’ve banged heads with a few of your pig-headed colleagues over the years, and I couldn’t resist…

*** UPDATE: Due to popular demand, this badge is now available on a t-shirt. Order it now from CafePress. ***