IE users are dumb! How many people still use IE nowadays?

[Ash007]

Could be a simple test to see who in your company still use IE and judge their intelligence that way.

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/dumb-people-use-internet-explorer-study-20110803-1iae6.html

Dumb people use Internet Explorer: study
August 3, 2011 - 11:15AM

If you use Internet Explorer 6 your IQ is about 80, a new study claims.
This post was originally published on Mashable.com

A recent study links intelligence test results with browser usage - and the results don't look good for users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, especially its older versions.

The study, titled Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and Browser Usage by Canadian company AptiQuant, compiled IQ test scores of 101,326 individuals older than 16 and divided them into groups according to the browser they use.

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The results are fascinating. Users of Internet Explorer 6 have an average IQ score barely more than 80; Firefox and Chrome users fare much better, with average IQ scores of about 110, while Opera and Camino users have an average IQ score more than 120.

It's also interesting to note that average IQ scores of IE6 users were significantly higher in 2006, and that the IQ scores get better with newer versions of IE.



Internet Explorer 6 has long been a thorn in the side of developers who hated it for its non-compliance with web standards, while users struggled with its many security flaws. This new study will probably induce more mockery of the ancient (but still sometimes found on older computers) browser and its users, but it's probably not telling us that much about the browser itself - it's about unwillingness to upgrade to a new version of any software.

The study concludes that "individuals on the lower side of the IQ scale tend to resist a change/upgrade of their browsers".

It's only logical that users with a higher IQ are more likely to experiment, choose a different software version or variant (notice that users of IE with Chrome frame score very highly on IQ tests) or listen to upgrade suggestions and security advice.

In March, Microsoft started a campaign to get users to stop using Internet Explorer 6. But did it take into account the fact that many IE6 users tend to have lower than average IQ scores? Maybe that's the key to finally getting rid of the world's most hated web browser.

"Individuals on the lower side of the IQ scale tend to resist a change/upgrade of their browsers … Now that we have a statistical pattern on the continuous usage of incompatible browsers, better steps can be taken to eradicate this nuisance," the study concludes.

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[cooleo]

Some plug-ins only work for Internet Explorer, not Firefox or Chrome. But obviously, if you have a decent brain, you should stick to Firefox most of the time.

 

[Ash007]

Ah neh in Singapore use IE? I know a lot of Ah tiongs here still use IE.

Some plug-ins only work for Internet Explorer, not Firefox or Chrome. But obviously, if you have a decent brain, you should stick to Firefox most of the time.

 

[red amoeba]

i have all 3 installed...so i am super dumb or super smart?

 

[Char_Azn]

Some plug-ins only work for Internet Explorer, not Firefox or Chrome. But obviously, if you have a decent brain, you should stick to Firefox most of the time.

Try IE Tab on Firefox, should solve your problem

 

[Lian9]

Am on Chrome, switched over from FF ...

 

[HedgeTrader]

I'm no technowiz. I just use whatever softwares that come with the computer I buy. Yeah, always some versions of Windows and IE. I find no problem with them as long as they serve their functions. My only conversion along the way was from Office to OpenOffice, since O is expensive and OO is free and serve the same functions I need. IE always comes along with Windows anyway. Why waste time and diskspace downloading other browsers? There must be some reasons I don't know...

 

[Ash007]

And that is what the survey found. People with low IQ tend to not know there are better alternatives or bother to use the alternatives.

I'm no technowiz. I just use whatever softwares that come with the computer I buy. Yeah, always some versions of Windows and IE. I find no problem with them as long as they serve their functions. My only conversion along the way was from Office to OpenOffice, since O is expensive and OO is free and serve the same functions I need. IE always comes along with Windows anyway. Why waste time and diskspace downloading other browsers? There must be some reasons I don't know...

 

[HedgeTrader]

And that is what the survey found. People with low IQ tend to not know there are better alternatives or bother to use the alternatives.

That's my question - what are the reasons - what are the things other browsers can do more than conveniently preinstalled IE? Helpful answers appreciated, thanks.

 

[Alamaking]

Bus Driver maybe using IE6, lol

 

[Captain America]

Chrome and FF has private browsing aka incognito mode which leaves no traces if your computer is shared.

 

[fukyuman]

Not surprisingly the idiots in our Govt chooses IE as the sole means for online applications. Try to apply visa with immigration with FF will get you kick out without notice. Same as Tiger Airways, you can only book air tickets using IE browsers.

 

[HedgeTrader]

Bus Driver maybe using IE6, lol

IE6 is practically unuseable already. Minimum IE7.

 

[Ash007]

I'm kind of not surprised. About 10 years back, I've been telling people about the massive reliance of the Singapore government on M$ products. Everywhere you look its M$ this and that. True, most other countries are in similar situation back then, however, you can see them slowly moving away from it. Nowadays most government or companies websites are IE agnostics. I suppose the Singapore government never caught on to the change that is happening elsewhere with regards to this.

Not surprisingly the idiots in our Govt chooses IE as the sole means for online applications. Try to apply visa with immigration with FF will get you kick out without notice. Same as Tiger Airways, you can only book air tickets using IE browsers.

 

[HedgeTrader]

Not surprisingly the idiots in our Govt chooses IE as the sole means for online applications. Try to apply visa with immigration with FF will get you kick out without notice. Same as Tiger Airways, you can only book air tickets using IE browsers.

Must be some screws loose up there to book Tiger Airways, whichever browser you use.

Back to the topic, that's why I say, IE can do everything I need, why change? Don't be mistaken, I'm not pro-MS. I'm just pro-convenience.

 

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

I switched from Safari to Firefox, and now, Chrome.