IE users have lower IQs

[Wolf Larsen]

This really made me giggle.

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I wonder if you can use recognizing IE on the server side to figure out who is easy to scam?

[hajario]

That's really funny. I suppose that people with MS operating systems who don't use IE have the minimal amount of awareness and knowledge to install something better. People using Safari have the means to get a more expensive system.

[Cabin_Fever]

Just to show you how dumb IE users are:

Leonard Howard, the CEO of the company said that he has been receiving hate mail from IE users since yesterday.

[Jaglavak]

Gotta love it.

[Wolf Larsen]

Originally Posted by Cabin_Fever

Just to show you how dumb IE users are:

Leonard Howard, the CEO of the company said that he has been receiving hate mail from IE users since yesterday.

That's freaking hilarious. I guess the truth stings.

[Chacoguy]

It does make a certain amount of sense. If someone is slow to catch on, they will resist learning a new system even if it's better. After all, they've just now figured out IE.
:duh: altr:

[Peeking Duck]

Ha ha ha ha... oh. I use IE.

(I'm proud of my IQ, though. Wait; I take that back. I don't think I should take credit for it. )

[Peeking Duck]

Er, I know I should stop using IE. My daughter keeps telling me so, and I know it's true. I just thought I should admit to being one of those folks who doesn't like change. Or something.

Carry on carrying on, please! Maybe you guys will inspire me.

[Wolf Larsen]

Download Chrome. It's fast, free and fabulous. Once you go Chrome, you get smart in the dome!

[Cabin_Fever]

I must be getting old...what is a browser?
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[tunaman]

I'm not sure I buy this. I mean, I'm a long time Firefox fan, and typically only use IE when I have to. So I have no axe to grind here. But most of the articles I've seen summarizing the study group all IE users into one camp. Which isn't necessarily fair, as IE 6 users (the lowest of all users) are dragging down IE 8 users (which, while they ain't geniuses, score several points higher).

But my main issue with the study itself is why IE 9 users are ranked as less intelligent than IE 8 users? I mean, IE 8 is the last version of IE to run on XP, and XP hosts 74% of all malware infections. So it seems like stupid people using XP + IE 8 would make the numbers for IE 9 seem better.

Also, how is it that most of the "alternate browsers" report (roughly) the same IQ level from 2006 to 2011... but Opera magically jumped 20+ IQ points in that same time frame? I'm calling BS on that "stat" alone.

[stormie]

As science goes, this is Bo-o-o-gus! But funny.

And Wolf, quit advertising your charms here - this goes in 'better living' I think:
"Wolf Larsen; fast, free and fabulous"

[Wolf Larsen]

I may be easy, but I ain't cheap.

[mswas]

I use both Firefox AND Chrome. That means I have two IQs.

[teela brown]

For some reason, I thought I remembered 'Raffers giving Chrome the thumbs-down, so I hadn't investigated it based on that. Has sentiment changed, or was I remembering wrong?

[tunaman]

Eh. I think Chrome still sucks: it's more or less non-extensible for consumers and openly hostile to enterprise (Chrome Frame for IE). But that's just me. I'm sure the Google lovers will be along shortly to talk about how it's the best thing since electricity.

[Zeener Diode]

Originally Posted by mswas

I use both Firefox AND Chrome. That means I have two IQs.

Too bad they're both low.



I KEED!

[mswas]

Originally Posted by Zeener Diode

Too bad they're both low.



I KEED!

Not when you add them together! 75+82 is 131 that's like genus level!

[bufftabby]

Originally Posted by tunaman

Eh. I think Chrome still sucks: it's more or less non-extensible for consumers and openly hostile to enterprise (Chrome Frame for IE). But that's just me. I'm sure the Google lovers will be along shortly to talk about how it's the best thing since electricity.

I like Chrome, but it's probably not as awesome as electricity. There's nothing wrong with Firefox either.

[Jaglavak]

Deer Budwahzurr

Yore beer saved mah life. I wuz takin a gigando power hit when lahk a bat outta hell mah throte just close up on me thar. I wuz desperut fer air when then I spotted last night's Bud Light settin on the teevee. Vile and rank tho it war, I grabbed it and drained it down in one swill. Shore enuff, mah throat opened raht on up air, an now I'm good ta go. Thanks Budwahzurr!
Yore Pal,

Belvedere

[tunaman]

Annnnnnd, as I suspected, the story was bogus:

A story which suggested that users of Internet Explorer have a lower IQ than people who chose other browsers appears to have been an elaborate hoax.

A number of media organisations, including the BBC, reported on the research, put out by Canadian firm ApTiquant.

[Lungfish]

From the BBC: Internet Explorer story was bogus

Just goes to show that you can't believe everything you read on the interwebs.

ETA: Beaten by a minute.

[Jaglavak]

Well I, for one, will continue to firmly believe it.

[KidVermicious]

Originally Posted by mswas

Not when you add them together! 75+82 is 131 that's like genus level!

So what's species level, then?

[Knee]

I'm forced to use IE at work. I hate it. I had to get one of the IT guys to change my IE settings so I could use tabs. Everyone else is still using separate windows for everything. Yes, they block access to all kinds of settings on our computers, so I couldn't change it myself. The same IT guy actually left my profile set up so I could keep making changes to my own settings though. They know I won't blow anything up, I guess. Apparently they don't trust the rest of my coworkers that far, though. Can't say I blame them