Comments on: Dump Internet Explorer. You are Vulnerable. http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/16/dump-internet-explorer-at-least-for-now/ International technology news, business & culture Fri, 25 May 2012 07:23:57 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: bobboynton sent a grammar edit. | gooseGrade http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/16/dump-internet-explorer-at-least-for-now/#comment-373237 bobboynton sent a grammar edit. | gooseGrade Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:01:08 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=8713#comment-373237 [...] 2 pointsOriginal: Microsoft are preparingEdit: Microsoft is preparingStatus: PendingReport Abusehttp://thenextweb.com/2008/12/16/dump-internet-explorer-at-least-for-now/ [...] [...] 2 pointsOriginal: Microsoft are preparingEdit: Microsoft is preparingStatus: PendingReport Abusehttp://thenextweb.com/2008/12/16/dump-internet-explorer-at-least-for-now/ [...]

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]]> By: waltdesign.com » Blog Archive » Browser Know How – IE7 http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/16/dump-internet-explorer-at-least-for-now/#comment-373233 waltdesign.com » Blog Archive » Browser Know How – IE7 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:20:01 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=8713#comment-373233 [...] Dump Internet Explorer. You are Vulnerable. [...] [...] Dump Internet Explorer. You are Vulnerable. [...]

]]> By: Internet Explorer? Tuibguy says "No, Thanks!" | Tangled Up in Blue Guy http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/16/dump-internet-explorer-at-least-for-now/#comment-373232 Internet Explorer? Tuibguy says "No, Thanks!" | Tangled Up in Blue Guy Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:25:46 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=8713#comment-373232 [...] Dump Internet Explorer. You are Vulnerable. [...] [...] Dump Internet Explorer. You are Vulnerable. [...]

]]> By: mptado (Matt Furtado) http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/16/dump-internet-explorer-at-least-for-now/#comment-373235 mptado (Matt Furtado) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:59:13 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=8713#comment-373235 Please tell me that this means the end of IE - http://tinyurl.com/5m7xja Please tell me that this means the end of IE – http://tinyurl.com/5m7xja

]]> By: Reinier http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/16/dump-internet-explorer-at-least-for-now/#comment-373231 Reinier Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:29:30 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=8713#comment-373231 with the slight difference, that there is no exploit in the wild, and that they provide a fix, together with the announcement. Any plane can crash, the M$ tickets are just more expensive and crash harder. with the slight difference, that there is no exploit in the wild, and that they provide a fix, together with the announcement.

Any plane can crash, the M$ tickets are just more expensive and crash harder.

]]> By: Russ http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/16/dump-internet-explorer-at-least-for-now/#comment-373230 Russ Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:15:48 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=8713#comment-373230 Fun how just after the IE announcement the Mozilla organization released this: http://secunia.com/Advisories/33203/ Basically it's a remote code exploit in Firefox 2&3. You'ld almost think they were waiting for all the 'IE sucks, switch to Firefox' press before releasing their own. Fun how just after the IE announcement the Mozilla organization released this: http://secunia.com/Advisories/33203/
Basically it’s a remote code exploit in Firefox 2&3.
You’ld almost think they were waiting for all the ‘IE sucks, switch to Firefox’ press before releasing their own.

]]> By: A new browser for Christmas? | Cheeze Blog http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/16/dump-internet-explorer-at-least-for-now/#comment-373229 A new browser for Christmas? | Cheeze Blog Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:11:45 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=8713#comment-373229 [...] Dump Internet Explorer. You are Vulnerable. [...] [...] Dump Internet Explorer. You are Vulnerable. [...]

]]> By: Freek Smoes http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/16/dump-internet-explorer-at-least-for-now/#comment-373228 Freek Smoes Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:38:21 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=8713#comment-373228 Reinier, I agree with your point and I'm a happy Firefox user, just wanted to point out that all browsers have vulnerabilities so switching doesn't mean your 100% safe To use your airline analogy: Even Quantas has crashed..: http://www.rb-29.net/HTML/03RelatedStories/03.10.FunStuff/QuantasCrashes.htm Reinier, I agree with your point and I’m a happy Firefox user, just wanted to point out that all browsers have vulnerabilities so switching doesn’t mean your 100% safe

To use your airline analogy: Even Quantas has crashed..: http://www.rb-29.net/HTML/03RelatedStories/03.10.FunStuff/QuantasCrashes.htm

]]> By: Reinier Battenberg http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/16/dump-internet-explorer-at-least-for-now/#comment-373227 Reinier Battenberg Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:58:59 +0000 http://thenextweb.com/?p=8713#comment-373227 But not one that will allow people to install any software on your machine that they want without you noticing. It is a matter of risk assessment, and using the current version of IE is high risk. Switching to Firefox eliminates that risk to almost 0, and fixes a few issues in the password manager at the same time. Do you follow the same logic if you choose an airline as well? But not one that will allow people to install any software on your machine that they want without you noticing.

It is a matter of risk assessment, and using the current version of IE is high risk. Switching to Firefox eliminates that risk to almost 0, and fixes a few issues in the password manager at the same time.

Do you follow the same logic if you choose an airline as well?

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