mladd
join:2002-12-20
Ooltewah, TN
| reply to tdp17
Re: Sick of hearing "that's why I use Mozilla, etc."
tdp17,
It's actually the other way around. Due to numerous "enhancements" and "features" in IE and it's to-close-for-comfort integration with the OS and other apps (like Outlook) they practically build these vulnerabilities into it's own product.
Instead of "does anyone really test for errors in these browsers and report them to media?" you should be asking
"does anyone at Microsoft really test for these errors in it's own browser before releasing to the public" The answer would be the same. no.
I used alternate browsers, and now even an alternate OS. I just could no longer go on trusting Microsoft and it's products to provide the basic security in a normal home PC.
Using a PC should not mean having to first check every day to see if there are new updates and security releases available. You shouldn't have to go out and scan the virus boards to see if some new virus has sprung up. You shouldn't have to run an auto update (or download the latest DAT files) for you virus software. You shouldn't have to go out to the stores and buy new virus/firewall/spy-ware-protection/security software every few months. True, I may be exaggerating a bit, but you get my point.
After all is said and done.... It should just work.
That may be ignorant of me, but that's just my opinion of what what a personal computer SHOULD be.
-Mike |
