A New Study Suggests Internet Explorer is for Dummies
There is a lot you browser says about your IQ, according to a new study that links browsers to the intelligence of their users.
It appears that, on average, Opera users are near-geniuses, while IE tends to be used by users that have average intelligence at best.
AptiQuant said that it surveyed 101,326 individuals who were given online IQ tests. Surprisingly, the scores of the users appeared to directly relate to the browser they used. According to the results, intelligent users appear to have shifted away from IE6 and IE7 over the past five years and while we can guess that users with lower IQ levels are less likely to switch or upgrade web browsers, it is interesting to see that IE8 and IE9 users have a lower average IQ than IE6 and IE7 users had five years ago.
All other browsers apparently attract more intelligent users: Firefox is at 109, Chrome at 112, and Safari at 113. IE with Chrome Frame breaks through the 120 mark (123), Camino users score 126 and Opera users 128. AptiQuant said that only browsers with more than 500 users were considered for the overall result. So, are IE users, in general, dumb? It is nearly impossible to draw such a conclusion as the circumstances of the test are unknown.
However, the difference between Opera users and IE6 users is quite stunning and cannot be explained with a rounding error. While IE9 appears to have still a low score (which does not paint a great picture for Windows 7 users either), IE6 and IE7 are the problem areas for Microsoft's Internet Explorer, which may hint to more problems for Microsoft to find enough and the right incentives for those users to upgrade their browsers.
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lol, what a worthless study
ive known docters that barely know how to use computers
just having a high iq dosnt mean you knoe what you are doing
lol, what a worthless studyive known docters that barely know how to use computersjust having a high iq dosnt mean you knoe what you are doing
Judging by that post, you're an IE6 user...
No offense, but try learning English before you call other people stupid. Especially if those other people are academics and doctors.
silmarunya, it seems you like making wild acusations, i have a disability similar to dyslexia where i strugle with grammer and the like
i havent ussed ie6 in years, i use firefox and ie for certain programs that are not compatable with firefox
Judging by that post, you're an IE6 user...No offense, but try learning English before you call other people stupid. Especially if those other people are academics and doctors.
Who was he calling stupid? Try learning to read English before commenting on his...
The good old difference between correlation and causation. If the study "suggests Internet Explorer is for Dummies" then it's probably a flawed study.
Has it been thoroughly checked that the test actually worked properly on all .. oh - I just saw this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14370878
No it has been confirmed to be a hoax. Site was set up a few days before this was released. Press did there usual poor research and run the story.