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Firefox Users Stay Ahead On the Update Curve

Posted by timothy on from the not-altogether-surprising dept.

Reader Alex links to news of a study comparing the currency and patch level of various Web browsers, excerpting: "Firefox users were far and away the most likely to use the latest version, with an overwhelming 83.3 percent running an updated browser on any given day. However, despite Firefox's single click integrate auto-update functionality, 16.7 percent of Firefox users still continue to access the Web with an outdated version of the browser, researchers said. The study also revealed that the majority of Safari users (65.3) percent were likely to use the latest version of the browser between December 2007 and June 2008, after Safari version 3 became available. Meanwhile, Microsoft's Internet Explorer users ranked last in terms of safe browsing. Between January 2007 and June 2008, less than half of IE users — 47.6 percent — were running the most secure browser version during the same time period."

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  1. 47% by Geak · · Score: 5, Funny

    47% are still using Mosaic????

    1. Re:47% by rootphreak · · Score: 5, Funny

      What you really need is a gopher client, or if you have to be lame enough to use an http client then lynx ftw. Mosaic is for losers.

  2. Re:*shrug* by arotenbe · · Score: 5, Funny

    No reason to fix what isn't broke.

    What the hell are you doing on Slashdot?

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  3. "Most secure" by Legion_SB · · Score: 5, Funny

    Between January 2007 and June 2008, less than half of IE users - 47.6 percent - were running the most secure browser version during the same time period.

    That many people still run IE 2.0?

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  4. Re:Usual drivel by Artuir · · Score: 5, Funny

    What computer are you using, Babbage's Difference Engine?

  5. Re:Understandable by Hal_Porter · · Score: 5, Funny

    Frankly, I'm sorry I upgraded to Firefox 3. Had problems with my google homepage and with YouTube since. Good thing there's IE Tab.

    Somewhere deep in hell a demon just snorted battery acid and gasoline on the keyboard and then Alt Tabbed back to Visual Studio, project title IE8.

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