IE9 was actually the best browser during 4 months...

But, according to Tom's Hardware, Chrome in its last build 12 is the best browser overall in terms of performance. ( http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/opera-firefox-chrome,2976-15.html )

Anyway, even if Chrome is faster, I prefer to use Firefox 5 with Noscript & Adblock+. It's fast enough for me and the extra security is appreciated.

Hesmyrr

Canada5776 Posts

July 30 2011 17:33 GMT

#103

On July 31 2011 02:25 lurked wrote:
If I use 3 different browsers for different reasons, am I 3times as smart as the people who made this study?

Just asking...

You have dissociative identity disorder.

KimJongChill

United States6429 Posts

July 30 2011 17:35 GMT

#104

I always thought it had to do with age.

FiWiFaKi

Canada9859 Posts

July 30 2011 17:35 GMT

#105

I still don't understand what makes internet explorer bad if you only visit frequently visited websites as teamliquid, facebook, gmail, etc.

If you're some porn freak or something okay I get it, but there are no real features I'm missing when using the newest IE.

Imabomb

United States36 Posts

July 30 2011 17:36 GMT

#106

I address this statement to the the humble series of tubes known as the internets:

Those who use internet explorer are just people who don't care about what browser they use or stick with the default browser on their windows PC. There are more tech savvy people who use other browsers, because they use the internet more and and like more efficiency or ease of use not because they are smarter. The opera statistic is very misleading for two reasons: first, i haven't seen the latest browser usage survey but the last one I saw Opera was at about 1% in the study of people who use it. This is because other browsers are more user friendly like Chrome or Firefox. While Opera has a niche market in the techie community. The second reason is that since there are so many techie people who use Opera that the IQ will be overinflated in the study.People in the techie community are much more likely to be very good at mathematics and computer science (which is the incredibly logic based science [My friend's mother worked back in the day with pre MS DOS OSs at a University and she had to go through 10'000 pages of code to find one irregularity]) which gives them a higher IQ. Having a high IQ doesn't make someone smart. Da Vinci, Newton, and Socrates would have scored low to average at best, if the had taken a modern day IQ test, because it relates to logical questions in the context of modern knowledge and theory. So this study only throws more gasoline on nerd flame wars.

Now, Mr. Speaker, I relinquish the rest of my time to the gentlewoman from Massachusetts.

Ravencruiser

Canada519 Posts

July 30 2011 17:41 GMT

#107

Does that mean my IQ is at least 130+ since I skim browser reviews when major updates come out and jump trains constantly (based primarily on speed > features > security), or the average of all the browsers I switch between @ ~110?

Need another study to tell me what to think.

obesechicken13

United States10467 Posts

July 30 2011 17:44 GMT

#108

I have the most right to complain. I have to program a website for IE6 and the way it complains about XHTML and iframes is just ridiculous.

Overpowered

Czech Republic764 Posts

July 30 2011 17:46 GMT

#109

I use Opera all the time, AWWWW YEAAAHHHHHHH

:D

DuckS

United States845 Posts

July 30 2011 17:55 GMT

#110

How does IQ correlate with web browsing choice..? While you're at it, let's get the size of their penises too. Useless information. Maybe computer "dumb" people use IE, because they don't know the difference, and frankly, do not care. But even then, it could just be someone's preference.

Does it even give the sample size? Are they evenly distributed? Sure, 100,000 people. How many users were actually IE? Knowing that IE has lost a lot of popularity, do any of you even think there would be a significant (read: fair) number of IE users in that small 100,000 to obtain an average from?

Spidinko

Slovakia1174 Posts

July 30 2011 17:56 GMT

#111

It's funny to see so many people here deducing their intelligence based on the browser they use. The fact that you're doing it can be used to deduce your intelligence, though.

This merely shows average IQ of a user base for a browser. It doesn't work the other way around.

Basically, if person A uses Opera, person B uses IE, you don't know which one is smarter.
However, if this was everything you knew about A and B and you had to guess which one is smarter, it'd be prudent to pick A.

StrangrDangr

United States291 Posts

July 30 2011 18:03 GMT

#112

Ehh, I switch between IE9 and Chrome every other day, but still prefer IE, am I the only person that doesn't have problems with it crashing or messing up? I find IE to be more user friendly, though it might just be that I am more familiar with it.

Mafs

Canada458 Posts

July 30 2011 18:04 GMT

#113

I use IE but I'm too lazy to use others. I have apple safari, thank you itunes. Its somewhat fast, but I hate the overlay. I just don't like changing browsers and anything like that once I already like once. IE is good enough for me and unless somehow can move all my fav links and stuff onto another better browser Im not taking time out to switch.

The biggest issue with not switching browser for most people is maybe not knowing how to download/use other browsers. For me it just mainly laziness. Even if it does take 2-3 minutes to start using a new browser.

harhar!

Germany190 Posts

July 30 2011 18:07 GMT

#114

well i switched in 2008 from IE to opera. this doesnt surprise me ;D

JayDee_

548 Posts

July 30 2011 18:10 GMT

#115

I have a hard time believing the validity of such a study coming from an independent company that potentially has a vested interest in the outcome. I would be less skeptical if this was an academic study from a University.

All of you people who keep posting "I have had Opera for 2 years. This proves how smart I am!!" get off your high horses. An IQ of 125 is just above average. You didn't take the test did you?

To the OP: Wth do you care if we share this article? Are you going to share this post with your friends? Yep or Nope?

Spicy Pepper

United States632 Posts

July 30 2011 18:16 GMT

#116

What are the reasons for using Opera over Chrome? I guess if you're worried about Google mining data from you. I've used Opera only once or twice, but I'm not really familiar with browser features that Opera provides over Chrome. I've remember not noticing a speed difference, but maybe that was just a bad judgement call by me.

The one feature I like about Chrome, that I believe Opera doesn't have, is that you can drag a tab from one window to another. That is something I use so much, I can't do without it.

SpoR

United States1542 Posts

July 30 2011 18:25 GMT

#117

i would try other browsers but firefox is the only one i know of that has all the addons that I use. Chatzilla, adblock, noscript, yesscript, greasemonkey, etc,etc.

can opera do all that?

rabidch

United States20289 Posts

July 30 2011 18:29 GMT

#118

i mostly use opera. i feel smart now

masterbreti

Korea (South)2711 Posts

July 30 2011 18:31 GMT

#119

I think maybe the study works are "people who are not as smart use older browsers because they don't know how to switch browsers or update browsers,"

cause I don't feel like I fit this study. I use ie 8 and am not dumb. I am just so used to the IE interface that I don't feel like switching.

IGotPlayguuu

Italy660 Posts

July 30 2011 18:34 GMT

#120

So this is how people waste money nowadays, uh?