• Are Internet Explorer Users Dumb? Survey Suggests Yes.
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Source: [url]http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/07/29/internet.explorer.dumb/index.html?hpt=hp_t2[/url] [quote]Are users of other Web browsers smarter than the people who use Microsoft's Internet Explorer? A new survey doesn't quite say so. But it sure as heck suggests it. The survey by AptiQuaint, a Vancouver-based Web consulting company, gave more than 100,000 participants an IQ test, while monitoring which browser they used to take the test. The result? Internet Explorer users scored lower than average, while Chrome, Firefox and Safari users were slightly above average. And users of the more obscure Camino and Opera browsers, as well as those using Explorer with Chrome Frame (a plug-in designed to let users view emerging HTML5 content), had what AptiQuaint called "exceptionally higher" IQ levels. Those numbers, it should be noted, probably aren't very scientific. The field of test-takers was self-selecting -- people who chose, on their own, to take an IQ test instead of a scientifically selected study group. They found the test through Web searches or ads the company placed online. The report suggests that people using Explorer, the built-in, default browser for Windows-based computers, may be more resistant to change. A similar study in 2006 showed users on the then-current IE browser scored above average. Internet Explorer is the world's most popular browser, with about a 43% share, according to StatCounter. Firefox has just under 30%, and Google's Chrome has 19%, according to a report from May. Users of Internet Explorer 6, released in 2001, scored the lowest on the tests, at just over 80. Users of Opera, the Norway-based browser, scored the highest at well over 120. (What AptiQuaint called its complete results included a bar graph showing the scores, but didn't appear to have text giving the exact numbers.) IQ scores have a "population mean" of 100. If this all smacks of a little good, old-fashioned Microsoft hate, the language the company uses in its report doesn't do much to downplay that. "It is common knowledge that Internet Explorer Versions 6.0 to 8.0 are highly incompatible with modern web standards. In order to make websites work properly on these browsers, web developers have to spend a lot of unnecessary effort ...," said the report from AptiQuaint, which offers online tools for employers to measure employee, and potential employee, aptitude. "Now that we have a statistical pattern on the continuous usage of incompatible browsers, better steps can be taken to eradicate this nuisance."[/quote] I agree with the headline. IE users are dumb as a bucket of rotting shrimp.
So I guess that means I'm a complete moron.
Slow news day if cnn is reporting this.
[QUOTE]Hi.And users of the more obscure Camino and Opera browsers, as well as those using Explorer with Chrome Frame (a plug-in designed to let users view emerging HTML5 content), had what AptiQuaint called "exceptionally higher" IQ levels.[/QUOTE] Hi. :v:
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[QUOTE=proch;31410229]Hi. :v:[/QUOTE] What the hell is Camino? That is pretty obscure, and I use Opera.
All this really says is that smarter people are more likely to be more tech literate, which isn't too much of a shocker.
[QUOTE=Nerts;31410305]All this really says is that smarter people are more likely to be more tech literate, which isn't too much of a shocker.[/QUOTE] I know some tech literate people who are pretty dumb otherwise. Also, I just went through 4 threads and saw you in each without realizing it because you changed your avatar.
Internet Explorer is the number one browser. For downloading a different browser.
I have a pretty good picture of who uses the Explorer. And it suggests that a fair share of people who use it are dumb. I also keep in mind that there are smart people using the explorer.
[QUOTE=Nerts;31410305]All this really says is that smarter people are more likely to be more tech literate, which isn't too much of a shocker.[/QUOTE] Actually, this is one of those faulty surveys who ignore the fact their is multiple forms of intelligence and instead focuses on the SAT kind of intelligence.
[QUOTE=Nerts;31410305]All this really says is that smarter people are more likely to be more tech literate, which isn't too much of a shocker.[/QUOTE] That's exactly what I was thinking while reading this.
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;31410225]So I guess that means I'm a complete moron.[/QUOTE] Absolutely. You're also American so yeah.
[QUOTE=MoarFunz;31410462]Absolutely. You're also American so yeah.[/QUOTE] One more crack like that and you're on your own next time you do something stupid.
[QUOTE=Swilly;31410372]Actually, this is one of those faulty surveys who ignore the fact their is multiple forms of intelligence and instead focuses on the SAT kind of intelligence.[/QUOTE][QUOTE=Fish_poke;31410333]I know some tech literate people who are pretty dumb otherwise. Also, I just went through 4 threads and saw you in each without realizing it because you changed your avatar.[/QUOTE]People who have technical jobs or hobbies tend to have higher IQs on average though, but yeah, it doesn't take into account creative thinking or anything like that. And I got bored of the other avatar.
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;31410498]One more crack like that and you're on your own next time you do something stupid.[/QUOTE] come @ me bro
[QUOTE=MoarFunz;31410462]Absolutely. You're also American so yeah.[/QUOTE] Just when you thought jokes about one's nationality couldn't get any more tasteless and unfunny.
Even a lot of computer illiterate people I know don't use IE anymore. To be fair though, I've used the newest version in school and I didn't notice anything bad about it at the time.
[QUOTE=Generous Feller;31410610]Even a lot of computer illiterate people I know don't use IE anymore. To be fair though, I've used the newest version in school and I didn't notice anything bad about it at the time.[/QUOTE]My direct family, and in-laws think Firefox is a slow piece of shit. It's funny to hear them talk about it.
So if you install a browser that isn't IE and use it, you automatically turn from dumb to smart :downs:
[QUOTE=Generous Feller;31410610]Even a lot of computer illiterate people I know don't use IE anymore. To be fair though, I've used the newest version in school and I didn't notice anything bad about it at the time.[/QUOTE]The newest version is actually acceptable, IE7 and 8 make me want to hurt people though.
[QUOTE=Lufttygger306;31410629]So if you install a browser that isn't IE and use it, you automatically turn from dumb to smart :downs:[/QUOTE] No, you are smart if you install a browser that isn't IE and use it.
most people who can download install and use a new browser aren't ridiculously stupid
I just did a quick comparison on all the browsers I use to test my html/php/javascript/mysql stuff and... [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9133125/BComparison.png[/img] I think it's pretty clear Chrome and Rockmelt (which is just Chrome with Facebook integration) win.
I heard IE9 is pretty good.
anyone who cares this much about what browser someone uses is being way too self important there isn't actually anything wrong with the newest version of IE i use chrome because it's tiny and fast compared to other browsers this must make me some sort of genius
[QUOTE=CapcomX;31411161]anyone who cares this much about what browser someone uses is being way too self important there isn't actually anything wrong with the newest version of IE i use chrome because it's tiny and fast compared to other browsers this must make me some sort of genius[/QUOTE]Yeah it's like those people who say "You use Apple, you're a fucking faggot."
[QUOTE=CapcomX;31411161]anyone who cares this much about what browser someone uses is being way too self important there isn't actually anything wrong with the newest version of IE i use chrome because it's tiny and fast compared to other browsers this must make me some sort of genius[/QUOTE] The only reason I care is because a browser must be able to render html properly, it makes it way easier for a web designer to make sure his pages work correctly on all browsers. I use Chrome because it's the best at doing just that and because it's also the one with better HTML5 support. [QUOTE=faze;31411180]Yeah it's like those people who say "You use Apple, you're a fucking faggot."[/QUOTE] There's nothing wrong in using Apple products (despite the overly priced usually outdated pieces of technology they offer), the only people who annoy me that use Apple products are those that use ONLY Apple products and act like they are superior and nothing else matters, usually without any kind of valid argument to support their claims.
I was too lazy to install a new browser until I heard someone say that Opera was fastest. Used Internet Explorer (the old version) for 3-4 years...
[QUOTE=faze;31411180]Yeah it's like those people who say "You use Apple, you're a fucking faggot."[/QUOTE]I know a guy who will literally scream at you for using chrome.
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