dagnamit!

i feel i've been cheated, i've been using opera dang near 5 years and i don't feel any smarter.

seriously though, i absolutely love how i can tinker with it and the best feature is the single keystroke shortcuts. unfortunately it gets wonky with some websites that use javascript (freezes on fomos unless i turn it off).

Brett

Australia3823 Posts

August 01 2011 10:38 GMT

#262

The I.E. users are suing because of this study????

Way to prove the study right....

jeeeeohn

United States1343 Posts

August 01 2011 10:54 GMT

#263

You know, I've used IE since I was born, and it's always been fast and reliable--again, for me. Why would I switch? A bit of a reactionary and silly study, if you ask me.

MadNeSs

Denmark1507 Posts

August 01 2011 10:58 GMT

#264

This probably explain swhy when I have comepany and people use my pc to go on fb - Who I consider not the smartest ppl in the world - Some of them just use IE when there's clearly a FF icon on the desktop (I dont even have one on for ie), but they still managa to use IE, from the start menu or tray. I always find it really annoying and stupid. But I just thought that they they were just comper illeterate (or whatever its called), but turns out they're just stupid. Thank you article maker. Now I know.

althaz

Australia1001 Posts

August 01 2011 11:51 GMT

#265

The smarter you are the more you know, not to mention the more likely you are to be into tech-type stuff. Hence you might have heard of other browsers as well as have the technical expertise to choose one and switch to it. If you are less intelligent then you will tend to use a browser you are familiar with which means that you are generally speaking going to use the one with the most mind-share, which is IE, followed by Firefox. I suspect that a large percentage of people don't actually know what a browser is too.

Darkalbino

Australia410 Posts

August 01 2011 12:21 GMT

#266

anyone who gets mad about IQ being inaccurate are only mad because their brain is fail

^171 IQ

dont b mad u cant join mensa bro

Neveroth

71 Posts

August 01 2011 13:59 GMT

#267

Ironically, the latest incarnation of IE is a perfectly viable alternative to any of the other popular browsers (not that any of the bandwagon haters would notice).

Personally I've been loyal to Firefox since it first showed up. Why? Because it's always been quick and stable, and was one of the first to introduce many of the features we now consider indispensable (tabbed browsing, saving sessions, recently closed tabs/windows recall, anonymous mode, etc.), and tends to be a step ahead of the competition at all times (at least when it comes to details I find important). It doesn't hurt that it's made by an independent company either (as opposed to a megacorporation like Google and Microsoft).

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Mensa member since 2007, maximum score on the standardized test (156+, upper 99th percentile).

_MiU

Australia35 Posts

August 01 2011 14:19 GMT

#268

Damn, better not use IE6 or I'm going to be instantly stupid.
._.

Achromic

773 Posts

August 03 2011 01:23 GMT

#269

On August 01 2011 21:21 Darkalbino wrote:
anyone who gets mad about IQ being inaccurate are only mad because their brain is fail

^171 IQ

dont b mad u cant join mensa bro

I hope this is a joke.

Trying to measure human intelligence linearly with paper and pencil is ludicrous.

MozzarellaL

United States822 Posts

August 03 2011 02:08 GMT

#270

dont b mad u cant join mensa bro

mensa has low standards, a 171 would definitely get you in

bloodmeat

United States160 Posts

August 03 2011 02:23 GMT

#271

I use IE and I eat plastic forks so yeah... Study nullified.

VPCursed

1044 Posts

August 03 2011 02:27 GMT

#272

who funds these studys? seriously. i want to know his IQ.

Grobyc

Canada18410 Posts

August 03 2011 02:36 GMT

#273

This is stupid. The "stupid" people probably just don't give a crap what web browser they use, and typically use whatever is already installed on their computer. Since everything windows OS comes with IE, that doesn't say a whole lot. If that is supposed to be their point, then it's just a terrible article to begin with.

EternalSC

Sweden313 Posts

August 03 2011 03:06 GMT

#274

LOL I KNEW MY MOM WAS STUPID ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

yeastiality

Canada374 Posts

August 03 2011 03:11 GMT

#275

I'm really good at sorting triangles and matching other sorts of patterns in an isolated setting where no one can bother me with socialization. That's why I use Chrome

Tektos

Australia1321 Posts

August 03 2011 03:15 GMT

#276

1) IQ is a ridiculous measure that indicates nothing of significance.

2) IE gets dumped with all the people who are retarded enough to not get a new browser, as it is pre-loaded. This drags the average down.

3) IE with chrome frame is still IE.

4) Chrome uses advertising aimed at the general public. This would tend to drag the average IQ closer to the average IQ of the population. I would like to see the average IQ of users before Google started mass advertising their product.

5) Just because you use a particular web browser does not make you intelligent, this study is just pointing out a correlation. There are still geniuses who use IE and there are still complete morons who use Opera. Nobody cares if you used Opera since the beginning of time.

AeonStrife

United States918 Posts

August 03 2011 03:15 GMT

#277

Good thing I only use Internet Explorer to look up dumb things.

McNeil

United States7 Posts

August 03 2011 03:37 GMT

#278

what a pointless study.
I have 2 firefox windows with about 125 active tabs and a chrome window with 15.
Quite frankly trying to use IQ tests to single out a browser is funny, because real smart people wouldn't A) see an ad for the IQ test B) bother doing it in the first place.

Farkinator

United States283 Posts

August 03 2011 05:12 GMT

#279

I don't know...
You can really make the argument that IQ tests are bullshit, but I have a supposed IQ of 135 so works for me. Makes me feel inadequate since I've used IE until 2 years ago.