Is Internet Explorer For The Dumb?

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I thought this for a long time and I felt so. But now there is a research to prove it. ← You need a sense of humor to understand this statement. If you don’t, then troll.

http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2011/07/29/apti_610x373.png

http://www.aptiquant.com/news/is-internet-explorer-for-the-dumb-a-new-study-suggests-exactly-that/

http://www.pcworld.com/article/236944/internet_explorer_users_are_kinda_stupid_study_suggests.html

Edited

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LOL ;D

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Edited:

;D I guess this research firm is now threatened with a Lawsuit by IE FANS

http://www.aptiquant.com/news/aptiquant-threatened-with-a-lawsuit-by-loyal-internet-explorer-users/

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To conclude from this idiotic study that people who use IE are dumb is, well, DUMB. ::slight_smile:

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Hmm…I guess that the dumbest users are using IE…doesn’t mean that all IE users are dumb.

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That all depends on who or how you spin the numbers. ;D

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LOL ;D

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And exactly how did they get their figures? Is there now some embedded thing that spies on you and retrieves your school records or something? ;D

If there is, I suspect Google, as usual.

Okay I read how they got the numbers but, consider this, only the IE users stupid enough to actually take an online IQ test are included in the numbers. ;D

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http://www.aptiquant.com/IQ-Browser-AptiQuant-2011.pdf

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Simple Answer: No Internet Explorer isn’t for the Dumb. I’m smart and I use Internet Explorer. ;D

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Especially if you use Internet Explorer 9 64bit.

IE Chrome Frame does not work with IE9 64bit but does with IE9 32bit and slows it down just a bit.

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Does that mean since I use Firefox I’m smart? ;D

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Micro$oft is stupid for giving us 64bit IE and not allowing us to make it our default browser!!!

If I was going to use IE for my default, it would be the 64bit IE.

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[b]Internet Explorer story was bogus[/b] [b]The story claimed that users of internet explorer had a lower IQ than those who opted for other browsers appears to have been an elaborate hoax.[/b]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14370878
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They couldn’t make 64 bit default because other company’s were so far behind in 64 bit development at the time of windows 7 release, ie ADOBE FLASH for one, and they still dont have a stable for 64 bit.

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Trolololoo!!! I did a Google Search for that company, and instead of showing they’re website, it appears all the hoax of this IE story. lol. And it is true, they did copy Centrel Tech’s website design. Go there, and compare and contrast. You will find the same pictures and icons.

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IE for dumbs?

“Media hoaxed by bogus research”

Taken from DeLL Security Forums:

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/08/03/media-hoax-internet-explorer-users-dumb-research/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=status+message&utm_campaign=naked+security

http://siliconfilter.com/the-internet-explorer-iq-hoax-and-the-state-of-tech-blogging/

Enjoy.

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After all the media attention, they confirmed it’s a hoax themselves. Look at their website (http://www.aptiquant.com/):

AptiQuant was set up in late July 2011 by comparison shopping website AtCheap.com, in order to launch a fake “study” called “Intelligent Quotient and Browser Usage.” The study claimed that people using Internet Explorer have a below than average IQ score. The study took the IT world by storm. The main purpose behind this hoax was to create awareness about the incompatibilities of IE6, and not to insult or hurt anyone.

AptiQuant is not related to Central Test in any way.

-AptiQuant

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There must be a lot of IE users with an inferiority complex
for this to get such a great response. ;D

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Bob

Knowledge is never an inferiority complex, and the truth is always welcome even if it hurts sometimes. I believe this foro is for that, to look for real solutions or debate a problem, or in this case to unmask a hoax.

Peace.