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IE does suck–Just ask Microsoft!

Posted in FOSS by Riskable on the December 30th, 2005

I just read this article that was linked from digg. Think IE sucks? So does Microsoft! Check out this quote:

There is a 0 day exploit of another Microsoft file format that makes your Windows XP system wide-open for hackers if you made some bad decisions. On top of those is still using Microsoft Internet Explorer to surf the Internet – what in the world are you thinking? How many times do you have to stab yourself to bleed to death? If you know the answer to that please download Firefox today and say goodbye to IE-borne online threats.

I wish I could get that same message through to so many people I know who insist on using IE. Here’s some quotes I’ve heard: “I don’t see what is so special about tabs.” “I tried Firefox once. It was more trouble than it was worth.” “Firefox doesn’t work with (random website). When they (the Firefox team) fix that I’ll switch.”

The level of ignorance is amazing. It is no wonder Linux adoption is taking so long.

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