A new spyware thingamajig

[Hell Puppy]

Originally posted by cj@Jul 29 2004, 07:39 PM
HP, I know you are obsessed with recommending these options because they work for you ... and you probably think those of us who still use IE are stupid ...

Hmmm....I post one thread to see if anyone else is coding to them and a couple of recommendations and I'm obsessed? Silly girl, you enjoy a good spirited arguement too much! :P

You are right though, I do think most people are stupid, but it has nothing to do with their choice of browsers!

Same reason I switched from netscape years ago - i want my sites to LOOK as impressive as possible to the most amount of people and stylesheets/layers are compulsory!

Best I can tell the only thing that Opera and Firefox do not do is ActiveX, and that's where 99% of the exploits are. All the usual plug-ins are available, Java is there via the real deal from Sun instead of the bastardized Microsoft version.

IE will continue to lead the way until a decent product comes out that is similar - even with all its security flaws people will still use it MOST ... after all, its prepackaged with pc's, why would the average computer user download and install anything else? Most computer users don't realize its a hole in ie security ...

Yup, it would take something like AOL switching away from IE to truly make a remarkable shift happen quickly.

However, here in the states, TechTV and most of the geek websites and publications have been recommending Firefox in particular. Geeks and powerusers are moving, will others follow? Likely depends on how well Microsoft addresses security in SP2. If SP2 successfully shuts the doors this is a non-issue within a month and Firefox and Opera continue as nothing more than a geek toy. However, unless ActiveX is removed or crippled, I dont see it happening.