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UPDATE: IE users may not be so dumb, survey revealed as elaborate hoax

article published on 3 August, 2011

Last week we reported on a survey by consulting company AptiQuant, which claimed that Internet Explorer users scored lower than other browser users on a standard IQ test. Following deeper research into the company by the BBC, it appears that the whole survey was a very elaborate hoax. AptiQuant claimed to have begun in 2006, but their website was actually started on July 14th, 2011. ... [ read the full article ]

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hikaricor
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_ 		3. August 2011 @ 16:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The survey may have been a lie, but they were right about IE users regardless.
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KillerBug
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_ 		4. August 2011 @ 00:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yeah...using IE when you don't have to simply isn't a smart thing to do...and the best "excuse" I have heard so far was, "I am too lazy to bother installing Firefox" Yeah...that could take 2-3 minutes including the download!
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patrick_
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_ 		4. August 2011 @ 05:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
And all news sites just copied the information without verifying the source? Well done!
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Zoo_Look
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_ 		5. August 2011 @ 09:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well at least the news organisations didn't tap into computer users networks illegally to get those figures... This time at least.
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drhanaba
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_ 		5. August 2011 @ 16:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by KillerBug:
 Yeah...using IE when you don't have to simply isn't a smart thing to do...and the best "excuse" I have heard so far was, "I am too lazy to bother installing Firefox" Yeah...that could take 2-3 minutes including the download!
Not toooooo lazy... Just don't want firefox or their other dirivities!!!
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