Microsoft Says Internet Explorer More Secure Than Firefox

[3991vhtes]

Microsoft is right. There are security holes in FF, but no one knows about them.

 

[panchoman]

 

[lemonadesoda]

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[lemonadesoda]

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[panchoman]

this is news, but the claims that ms makes is bs, if you dont like the thread, you can can always rate it a 1

 

[TheGuruStud]

Duh... What the hell else are they supposed to do? If nobody finds the flaws, nobody will fix it. Same goes for every browser, OS, and every other piece of software on the face of the earth.

See, here's the problem. M$ knows about some of these bugs, but WILL NOT fix them (until they surface). B/c they feel that they don't have to or b/c that if they fix them, then they are acknowledging more flaws.

 

[wazzledoozle]

See, here's the problem. M$ knows about some of these bugs, but WILL NOT fix them (until they surface). V/c they feel that they don't have to or b/c that if they fix them, then they are acknowledging more flaws.

Yep, so malicious bug-finders seek out these unfixed issues and exploit them for their own gain. The fact that Mozilla is fixing more errors means they have less to exploit; a more refined product.

 

[TheGuruStud]

Yep, so malicious bug-finders seek out these unfixed issues and exploit them for their own gain. The fact that Mozilla is fixing more errors means they have less to exploit; a more refined product.

Thank you, we make a good team

 

[WarEagleAU]

I think this is a blatant lie. The fact is, I can surf sites with IE7 and shit gets downloaded or pop ups appear everywhere (even with pop up blocker) FF doesnt really have that problem, at least not for me.

 

[DRDNA]

Gently spoken>>>>I like IE the best .....tried all the other browsers and for me it the best...I have never had a pop up issue and or virus issue with IE.....I know from a corporate view FF is a nightmare..but what matters most is that you your selves enjoy the browser that you do use...I personally am glad there is more than one choice as it keeps things a bit more competitive in that particular category.

 

[imperialreign]

I find it amusing that people can get so passionately inflamed over a web browser.

I use IE7 exclusively. No problems at all.
I tried FF but didn't really find it any more useful than IE (which I was used to).

agreed

Just from my own personal experience - I've never run into any security problems with IE7, and very few when I was still on IE6. I only use one anti-malware/firewall program, and it never has to throw a "HALT!!" window at me. Once a week, I run 3 seperate scanners and they never return anything.

The only "issue" I have with IE is having to clean out the temp internet files folder every now and then, songs and vids that have been loaded up take a ton of space.


I tried FF, and honestly didn't like the way it displayed webpages, sometimes paragraphs were overlapped, pictures weren't aligned properly; and don't get me started on how it displays tables . . . but, I've known some people who've had just as many problems with FF as others claim to have with IE.


On a side note: personally, IMO, I truly believe the vast number of people who aren't too keen on tech issues lend a lot of problems to IE7's reputability. There are a lot of people that either completely forget that software needs to be updated occasionally, or they just blatantly ignore it (I've met some people who completely disable Windows/Microsoft Update because they think it means MS can steal personal information off your computer; or are afraid that hackers will break into their PC and steal all their cooking recipes and pr0n0) - whereas a good majority of people running FF have at least a lot better idea of how to keep their rigs running in perfect shape.

It's like the amount of people that complain about their cars being worthless POSes, but never read the owner's manual or never ask someone how to properly maintain it or they think it'll never break down . . . then you've got all the people that either work on cars for a living or a hobby, or make an effort to maintain it because they know better, or do the research themself because they don't want to throw $x down the drain. Whose vehicles do you think end up in the shop more, and it has nothing really to do with vehicle brand?

 

[panchoman]

 

[AddSub]

Microsoft Says Internet Explorer More Secure Than Firefox

Hah! What is this? 1997? They should know their word is not worth much these days. After Vista, .NET, and half a dozen of other disasters, I find it hard to believe anything Microsoft says.

Jeff Jones, Security Strategy Director at Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group

Note to Microsoft: Next time you want to spread some propaganda AND remain credible, use a third party and/or outside source. Giving yourself high grades on your own products doesn’t fly.

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I agree, the problem is that 90% of news postings can easily be construed as nothing more than marketing promotions for whatever corporation, whether it is Microsoft, Acer, Intel, AMD, or whatever. It takes time and effort to track down actual news and not just marketing propaganda and that might be hard for most. Also, people like marketing propaganda. They like to read speculative news even though deep inside they probably know its bs to being with.

Also, people like to rail against Fudzilla and Inquirer, yet they don't realize how hard it is to track down factual and honest IT related news on a daily basis.

 

[panchoman]

Hah! What is this? 1997? They should know their word is not worth much these days. After Vista, .NET, and half a dozen of other disasters, I find it hard to believe anything Microsoft says.

Note to Microsoft: Next time you want to spread some propaganda AND remain credible, use a third party and/or outside source. Giving yourself high grades on your own products doesn’t fly.

love you manner of sattiring microsoft!

 

[TheGuruStud]

don't take it from me Users, Web developers vent over IE7 : Microsoft blog about the browser's success draws scores of complaints

 

[panchoman]

wheres da christmas spirit?

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