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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 12:41 PM Original message |
Study: Dumb People Use Internet Explorer |
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Rabblevox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. Not as true as it used to be. IE has made huge improvements, FF is stuck in a rut, and... |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. Yep. IMO FF is now the dumb people browser. |
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jzodda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
29. FF with ad block and no script is amazing...and fast |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #13 |
53. that's because it suck up so much memory |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
41. I do not understand why anyone on DU would feel the need to mock anyone for using the tools they are |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
2. A person would have to be pretty dumb to use IE9. |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
3. Maybe they don't know enough to know there are other browsers, search engines, etc. nt |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. "dumb" means one is unable to speak |
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Worried senior (105 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 12:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I am dumb |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
48. That would be "I ARE dumb." |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 12:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. According to Merriam Webster and popular usage, it also means stupid |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. i`ve never used IE... |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
8. IT staff at a former employer refused to allow for any browser except MIE |
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47of74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. Maybe the IT staff you were talking to had no choice |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:34 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. They were the top... for a small government agency... |
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47of74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 08:34 PM Response to Reply #28 |
56. That's different |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-03-11 06:40 AM Response to Reply #28 |
74. We are still required to support IE6 (!) at work |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
42. Most of the reason I use it at home is because I have to support it |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:40 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. I was referring to the old security hole-ladened versions... |
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lynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
9. LOL! So TRUE! Spouse insists on IE, I keep changing him to - |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. Now that I agree with - sometimes it takes forever to open because |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
43. Oh, my! Did you just call your spouse stupid? If he is so dumb, why are you still married? |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:54 PM Response to Reply #43 |
52. Uhm maybe he married her because he is stupid? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
10. IE = Internet Exploder. |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
11. If it's IE6 then I agree wholeheartedly |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
40. I talked to some business people yesterday who were using IE6 |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
12. Well...it tends to be true |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I have spellcheck and adblock in IE. |
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Urban Prairie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
15. Firefox has long been my browser of choice b/c I like to mix and match extensions and add-ons |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
16. Worse are those who develop sites that will only run properly on IE |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Ironically, as a coder and developer, FF has been pissing me off since day one. |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
17. I use IE 8 because I HAVE to for university |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
19. Office 2010 64-bit broke my IE, which then decided to make accessing my AOL Mail |
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47of74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
20. At work we just went to IE 8 |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
22. I thought dumb people used AOL. ;) |
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47of74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:17 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. We started out with AOL |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:37 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Is that ClearWire? |
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47of74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 08:44 PM Response to Reply #30 |
57. It's a local company |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #22 |
65. It has been my experience that most people used AOL only for |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
23. I use it because my daughter, a network analyst for a major corporation |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
24. mean thread title |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
27. Kind of a dumb study really |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
31. I use IE. I would gladly match IQ with anyone on DU. My life is time sensitive, |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:25 PM Response to Reply #31 |
45. Hey, bluestate--check out some of my responses on this very obnoxious thread. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
50. Likewise, plus Jeopardy. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
32. I use a combo of IE and Mozilla. |
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tjdee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
33. Believe it--and I use none of those. |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:09 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Please see my post #36 below. I do NOT lack imagination to seek |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:43 PM Response to Reply #33 |
49. Really? Because I'm finding the IE haters to be insufferable twits. But that's just "my experience." |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
34. Their level of computer literacy has no influence on which browser they use... right? |
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Habibi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 09:13 PM Response to Reply #34 |
59. Right behind you. |
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Shandris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 01:38 AM Response to Reply #34 |
70. Well...you said it well. At least...one thing. |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
35. Probably just an artifact of 'default' |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
36. Well, averages are just that. Many of us older folks use |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
37. I use four different browsers. None are IE. I remove IE from my computers, Adobe Acrobat, too. |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:22 PM Response to Reply #37 |
44. Well, good for you. Thank goodness you will get to heaven now. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
39. And all smart people are vegetarians and use Macs and vote Green party |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
47. "Asinine" is the mildest term I can use. (P.S. Non-IE users here: BFD!) |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
51. The only thing worse is the Nutscrape AOL browser. |
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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
54. Official Microsoft site to stop usage of IE6..... |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
55. Incurious. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 02:32 PM Response to Reply #55 |
63. Incurious and fearful of change. |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
58. love google chrome - just because it saves keystrokes...but for |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
60. My IQ is so high, I don't even need a browser to surf the web. |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-30-11 09:58 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Storing all those cookies is going to kill you though |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 02:11 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. I usually get some milk & eat those cookies...although they taste a little like... |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-31-11 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
64. IE6 users' IQ == 6 |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 01:16 AM Response to Original message |
66. For a completely different result, graph yearly income vs. browser use... |
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LetTimmySmoke (970 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 01:26 AM Response to Original message |
67. I use firefox. Infer what you will. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 01:31 AM Response to Original message |
68. Mozilla Firefox runs good for me |
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LetTimmySmoke (970 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 01:32 AM Response to Original message |
69. Okay, the reason that IE-6 correlated with the lowest IQ is because of the lurking variable... |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 01:40 AM Response to Original message |
71. Study brought to by Steve Jobs and McMann and Tate |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-01-11 01:51 AM Response to Original message |
72. From reading this thread it seems that IE users don't understand how to evaluate evidence. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-03-11 06:35 AM Response to Original message |
73. Internet Explorer story was bogus |
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