Arantor

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IE users are dumb
« on July 29th, 2011, 11:44 PM »
No, that's not just some rhetoric from me about IE users being too dumb to use a better browser.

Apparently a study has been done, as reported in http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/07/29/aptiquant_iq_survey/ showing that the average IQ of IE users is lower than those of other browsers.

Nao, take note: the Opera users, on average, have the highest IQ!
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Re: IE users are dumb
« Reply #1, on July 30th, 2011, 12:18 AM »
I actually see that on mashable I guess, and I found it hilarious :P

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Re: IE users are dumb
« Reply #2, on July 30th, 2011, 12:43 AM »
Lol very funny.

I'm not surprised though. I have an iq of 179. :niark:

Iq could also be based on the number of opened tabs i'm sure.

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Re: IE users are dumb
« Reply #3, on July 30th, 2011, 12:44 AM »
I love the last paragraph after reading here and there about Nao and his time spent making everything compatible:
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AptiQuant does, however, single IE out as not only the newly anointed Browser for Dummies™, but also as an expensive drag on web developers. "Any IT company involved in web development will acknowledge the fact that millions of man hours are wasted each year to make otherwise perfectly functional websites work in Internet Explorer," they noted when announcing their results. ®

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Re: IE users are dumb
« Reply #4, on July 30th, 2011, 12:59 AM »
This reminds me of a test between vegans, vegetarians and meat eaters.  :lol:

I don't believe this.

Oh one more thing those non-meat eaters can get a carrot and...  :D

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Re: IE users are dumb
« Reply #5, on August 1st, 2011, 10:10 AM »
@Rusty> Actually, I spend a lot of time fixing *all* browsers... Because they're not all as good as Opera when it comes to following standards... :whistle:
Of course, IE6 is the worst of all, but considering I'm spending less and less time giving a shit about it... By the time we're out, it'll be used by less than 10% of users, *and* most of these are in China and Korea anyway. Wedge's target is primarily English and French speaking countries.
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This reminds me of a test between vegans, vegetarians and meat eaters.  :lol:
What does it say..?

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Re: IE users are dumb
« Reply #7, on August 1st, 2011, 10:43 AM »
I seldom eat vegetables on my own will, so I guess that one's wrong :niark:

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Re: IE users are dumb
« Reply #8, on August 1st, 2011, 11:04 AM »
I'm definitely a meat eater, and above-average IQ too... ;)

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Re: IE users are dumb
« Reply #9, on August 1st, 2011, 02:30 PM »
I know! I know! The stupid ones are those who buy their meat online using IE6. :niark:

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Re: IE users are dumb
« Reply #13, on August 3rd, 2011, 11:45 PM »
It's not a hoax... In my heart :P

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