Microsoft tries to boost IE users by releasing custom Nickleback browser

Members of the band Nickleback pose for photographers on the Red Carpet at the 2007 Juno Awards in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, April 1, 2007. REUTERS/David Stobbe

Earlier this month, Microsoft was offering to give away money in a bid to get more users to use Internet Explorer, now the company has teamed up with Live Nation and Nickelback to offer custom versions of its browser.

The software maker is also sponsoring Nickleback's 2009 tour as well as Live Nation's Bamboozle music festival.

Fans can download a customized version of Internet Explorer 8 at www.ie8-nickelback.com and get exclusive access to a live version of the band's "Something In Your Mind" along with "behind-the-scenes" videos of the bands trip while they on tour.

The Redmond, Wash.-based company routinely allows others to create and distribute custom versions of its browsers. However, the timing of this browser is interesting as it's the same day that Mozilla launched its latest version of its web browser, Firefox 3.5.