Internet Explorer users 'have below-average IQ'

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<p>"PC World reports that a ‘psychometric consulting’ firm called AptiQuant gave free online IQ tests to 100,000 people, and then plotted the scores against the browser on which the tests were taken.</p>

<p>It found that Internet Explorer users scored lower than average, while Chrome, Firefox and Safari users were very slightly above average. Camino, Opera and Internet Explorer with Chrome Frame were scored “exceptionally” high.</p>

<p>‘The study showed a substantial relationship between an individual’s cognitive ability and their choice of web browser,’ AptiQuant concluded. ‘From the test results, it is a clear indication that individuals on the lower side of the IQ scale tend to resist a change/upgrade of their browsers’ …"</p>

<p>I use Firefox. Guess I’m an above-average moron.</p>

<p>[Internet</a> Explorer users ‘have below-average IQ’ - Telegraph](<a href=“Internet Explorer users 'have below-average IQ'”>Internet Explorer users 'have below-average IQ')</p>

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<p>And begin people de-generalizing the whole to themselves.</p>

<p>Does this mean Kazakhstan is full of geniuses?</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/04/13/us-kazakhstan-internet-browser-idUSTRE63C37N20100413[/url]”>http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/04/13/us-kazakhstan-internet-browser-idUSTRE63C37N20100413&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Most people in corporate life use IE so I guess their all dumb too?
Most schools use IE so I guess all their students are dumb too?
Either way who cares with those people say</p>

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IE user?</p>

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<p>haha i’m an internet explorer user on my new computer</p>

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<p>If you believe everything you read in the media, it doesn’t matter what browser you use.</p>

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<p>Is this surprising? It seems pretty likely that the people interested/knowledgeable enough to bother switching browsers will tend to be more intelligent, and the more obscure the browser choice the more intelligent. People using Safari will tend to be wealthier, which in turn also correlates with intelligence.</p>

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<p>BBC: Internet Explorer story was bogus
A story which suggested that users of Internet Explorer have a lower IQ that people who chose other browsers appears to have been an elaborate hoax. A number of media organisations, including the BBC, reported on the research, put out by Canadian firm ApTiquant. It later emerged that the company’s website was only recently set up and staff images were copied from a legitimate business in Paris.</p>

<p>It is unclear who was behind the stunt.</p>

<p>[BBC</a> News - Internet Explorer story was bogus](<a href=“http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14386833]BBC”>Empty page - BBC News)</p>

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<p>Probably those same Canadians who called Sarah Palin pretending to be Nicolas Sarkozy.</p>

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<p>It was on NPR this morning, too.<br>
As an IE user, I am relieved. Actually, when this was posted here, I looked at the article, to see if it was dated on April Fool’s Day. So, now I am feeling rather bright for dissing it. haha.</p>

<p>Better link: <a href=“http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14389430[/url]”>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14389430&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>It could still be true, though slight variations in the average means little for individuals.</p>

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<p>HAHAHAHA. Spot on.</p>

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<p>It was pretty obvious, given opera’s boost in IQ average.</p>

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<p>I lol’d at DolorousEdd comment to collegeboundJon. =D</p>