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Why Internet Explorer Still Dominates South Korea.
New submitter bmurray7 writes "You might think that the country that has the fastest average home internet speeds would be a first adapter of modern browsers. Instead, as the Washington Post reports, a payment processing security standard forces most South Koreans to rely upon Internet Explorer for online shopping. Since the standard uses a unique encryption algorithm, an ActiveX control is required to complete online purchases. As a result, many internet users are in the habit of approving all AtivceX control prompts, potentially exposing them to malware."
Banks here make you login to your online account by using a card reader with your ATM card. And of course, that requires an ActiveX control. The Cathay Bank site itself looks like it hasn't changed design since 1996.
Even Microsoft is looking at SK and saying: "WTF? We don't even use ActiveX anymore."
His spellcheck is an ActiveX plug-in
It's like a microcosm of what might have happened worldwide had ActiveX been as popular as they'd wanted to be.
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AtivceX: So wrong you can't even spell it right.
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I was beginning to doubt your post, but your repeated use of "M$" instead of "MS" shows you are both erudite and a wonderful writer: a combination sorely lacking elsewhere in this discussion.
Hint: grow up.
I think 'editor' is entirely too charitable a term if they can't even proof-read the summary (or, last week, THE HEADLINE). 'Blind rubber-stampers' has a nice ring to it.
You've been fooled apparently. Spell checking is so 90s. Just post your document to Slashdot and it will be checked for grammar, spelling, and fact.
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