This is hilarious, apparently, the browser you use can be determine your IQ, or intelligence.
http://www.5min.com/Video/ Study-Claims-Internet-Explorer-Users-Are-Not-Smart-517135074
People who use Internet Explorer are not as smart as people use who Firefox, Chrome and other browsers.
I mean, I know Internet Explorer is disliked amongst the Internet in the past versions. But the newer versions are actually not that bad. Though I prefer using Chrome because of how fast it is, I've also used Internet Explorer for various things. I never had a single problem with Internet Explorer, and I'd like to think that using an Internet Explorer doesn't determine how intelligent I am.
I'm not the smartest person in the world, however I'm not the dumbest either. No study, based on what web browser you use, can accurately determine how smart you, I think. Its absurd what people spend money on, and its even more absurd when they come out with ridiculous results like this.
Does anyone agree? Or disagree?
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 Jul 31 2011, 11:41 am
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It depends. It depends...
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It's not determining how smart you are, it's just trending. You know, like the whole "pirates stop cancer" and "pirates stop global warming" trends. Some actually have some vague general case success, some don't.
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I stopped using Internet Explorer a while ago because it seemed more prone to viruses or something. I'm a Firefox guy. I looked into Chrome but I didn't see much of a benefit. People claim it's faster or whatever but Firefox moves just fine for me so that's what I go with.
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EmpirezTeam wrote:
I stopped using Internet Explorer a while ago because it seemed more prone to viruses or something. I'm a Firefox guy. I looked into Chrome but I didn't see much of a benefit. People claim it's faster or whatever but Firefox moves just fine for me so that's what I go with. Exactly, all that counts is your personal preference. | |
I would presume that a lot of IE users are users through ignorance, more-so than choice. Hence the trend. You don't fit the bill, but it of course doesn't change the trend itself.
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Stephen001 wrote:
I would presume that a lot of IE users are users through ignorance, more-so than choice. Hence the trend. You don't fit the bill, but it of course doesn't change the trend itself. I know a lot of people who only use a computer to check their mail, or to download music, or to change their Facebook status. No one is going to look into different browsers when their current one gets the job done. I happen to do a lot of downloading, and Firefox seems to help weed out some of the malicious websites. I used IE one time to go to a serial key website and got a virus that was causing pop ups. Went to the same website in Firefox - no viruses or ads popping up. Plus pages seemed to be loading faster and also looking better so it made sense to stop using the crappier one and move onto a safer, faster browser. | |
Well, except in the EU, where IE isn't allowed to be bundled, and you get a choice when creating a new user account on the PC.
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Really? I've had 3 new PCs/Laptops in the last five years and IE came with as the default browser on all of them, and I live in the EU.
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It was IE7 I think.
And if you saw how much expensive software I have on my computer you'd probably poop your pants. | |
It also likely depends heavily on the fact that they probably used a traditional IQ test, testing for maths, sciences, etc., making the general userbase of the second group(non-IE users) much more suited to that particular style of testing.