http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/07/29/internet.explorer.dumb/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
(CNN) -- Are users of other Web browsers smarter than the people who use Microsoft's Internet Explorer?
A new survey doesn't quite say so. But it sure as heck suggests it.
The survey by AptiQuant, a Vancouver-based Web consulting company, gave more than 100,000 participants an IQ test, while monitoring which browser they used to take the test.
The result? Internet Explorer users scored lower than average, while Chrome, Firefox and Safari users were slightly above average.
And users of the more obscure Camino and Opera browsers, as well as those using Explorer with Chrome Frame (a plug-in designed to let users view emerging HTML5 content), had what AptiQuaint called "exceptionally higher" IQ levels.
This doesn't necessarily mean smarter people use other browsers. Just that the average of those who use other browsers might be smarter than the average who use IE. I would even think those who can name others beside IE would score higher too. This is because smarter people usually look into things, try to figure out which is best.
I use Opera a lot; therefore, this study must be accurate.
Also, a new study found that lentil-loading vegan-atheist Prince fans score higher on IQ tests than high-protein weight lifters. That's probably because the first category contains only one member, whereas the second is an average of almost everyone who lifts weights.
(CNN) -- Are users of other Web browsers smarter than the people who use Microsoft's Internet Explorer?
A new survey doesn't quite say so. But it sure as heck suggests it.
The survey by AptiQuant, a Vancouver-based Web consulting company, gave more than 100,000 participants an IQ test, while monitoring which browser they used to take the test.
The result? Internet Explorer users scored lower than average, while Chrome, Firefox and Safari users were slightly above average.
And users of the more obscure Camino and Opera browsers, as well as those using Explorer with Chrome Frame (a plug-in designed to let users view emerging HTML5 content), had what AptiQuaint called "exceptionally higher" IQ levels.
This doesn't necessarily mean smarter people use other browsers. Just that the average of those who use other browsers might be smarter than the average who use IE. I would even think those who can name others beside IE would score higher too. This is because smarter people usually look into things, try to figure out which is best.
I use Opera a lot; therefore, this study must be accurate.
Also, a new study found that lentil-loading vegan-atheist Prince fans score higher on IQ tests than high-protein weight lifters. That's probably because the first category contains only one member, whereas the second is an average of almost everyone who lifts weights.
