Two Horrible Things Don’t Add Up To One Awesome Thing, Microsoft

File this under “Shit you couldn’t make up if you tried.”

Microsoft is offering a “special edition” of Internet Explorer 8. What’s so special? You get a Nickelback MP3 and access to “Nickelback webisodes and online content.”  And a browser that doesn’t respect open standards.

If you want a sub-standard browser and a sub-standard band’s new single, click here. Be warned, the Nickelback song starts playing automatically, of course.