German government warns against using MS Explorer

[John Hacker]

Now this must be the news of 2010

After nearly 10 years of unlimited patches, hotfixes and service
Packs, IE is still a weak link in recent attacks on Google's systems.
Either M$ is now threatened by Googles rise to prominence or IE is
completely rubbish. Either way we should start taking instructions
from the German government if this article is anything to go by.

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8463516.stm>

Is google's search engine more powerful than M$ Bing?

[cycle]

"Tony Toews [MVP]" wrote:

> Someone is still running IE 6?

Wishful thinking aside about 11.5% last month

source:
http://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php

[cycle]

I searched some more, turns out people find this source more representative:

http://www.netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=2
(Net Applications)

If there is any truth to this the number of IE6 users would be significantly
higher.

It lies at about 21%, making it the most widely used IE version as well as
browser in general.

[Tony Toews [MVP]]

cycle <cy...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

I had no idea. Thanks for finding those statistics.

I wonder why? Is it that hard for folks to do the Windows Updates?
Or is IE 7 and IE 8 an optional install? I can't recall now but I
think it is. I've seen non computer literate friends ignore that
"Updates are ready for your computer" for months and months.

Maybe MS should change that so after a year the latest version of IE
is no longer optional but mandatory unless you explicitly choose to
not install it.

Tony
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[Harry Johnston [MVP]]

On 2010-01-19 11:31 a.m., Tony Toews [MVP] wrote:

>> http://www.netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=2
>> (Net Applications)
>>
>> If there is any truth to this the number of IE6 users would be significantly
>> higher.
>>
>> It lies at about 21%, making it the most widely used IE version as well as
>> browser in general.
>
> I had no idea. Thanks for finding those statistics.
>
> I wonder why? Is it that hard for folks to do the Windows Updates?
> Or is IE 7 and IE 8 an optional install? I can't recall now but I
> think it is. I've seen non computer literate friends ignore that
> "Updates are ready for your computer" for months and months.

Unlike most updates, they require the user to explicitly agree to their EULA.
However, I'm told another major factor is the number of corporate machines which
need to run LOB web applications not yet compatible with/certified for IE7.

Heck, from what I've heard, there are still far more people than you'd think
running LOB applications that were written for 16-bit DOS and have never been
updated. Expecting the same folk to rewrite web apps so they work on IE7 is
just a bit too hopeful. :-)

Harry.

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foil by upgrading the passengers to first class and giving them free drinks."
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http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/12/separating_expl.html

[Keith Richards]

and after as many years or more, Toyota is apparently a weak link too!

I really can't remember the last time I looked to any Government anywhere
for truth or objectivity. And, in addition for citizens to look to any
Government for techno/Internet help, well, it's only in the last few years
that they've been able to spell www!

After 100's of years of Suits and Ties and Edumacated people convincing us
that they can run our lives they seem to have been measurably less adequate
than IE, Google and Firefox.

To ask the perpetual duality question in your last pargraph displays a
desire to perpetuate myths and illusions. e.g. Which is better - Mac or PC?
NEITHER! it's ALWAYS the end user...

Sheesh </rant>
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"John Hacker" wrote:

> .
>

[Keith Richards]

"John Hacker" wrote:
> Is google's search engine more powerful than M$ Bing?

It's certainly the best at bringing up Malicious Websites and neglecting to
inform their users. Of that, there is no doubt.

[Hot-text]

That's why I use Yahoo
and not Google's search engine!

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[ANONYMOU S]

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> That's why I use Yahoo
> and not Google's search engine!
>
>

Who cares what you use as long as it does the job.

Are you taking english classes to improve your english to participate fully
in these newsgroups?

hth

[Hot-text]

taking english classes to improve <<< all I know is

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