Exactly... Flaws in IE are never fixed as fast as they are with Firefox and most of the time MS might even know about the flaw for months before they even issue a patch file and by then it is too late for most people.
Additionally you have to have windows update turned on to even get the fix, unless you are consistently downloading the latest from MS, whereas Firefox lets you know as soon as an update is available. That makes a huge difference to the end user.
This is just one more in the incredible amount of evidence that people believe that they are not responsible for their actions. Citing failure of a device for causing harm that would not happen under normal use.
People need to take responsibility for their mistakes... the remote was not meant to be thrown, the safety strap is to prevent you from dropping it not from tossing it across the room.
If we all decide to accept some responsibility for the things that we do we would have far fewer lawyers out there looking to make a living off of our stupidity. I read in a recent article that in 2005 lawyers made $40 billion from civil suits... that is ridiculous.
Yes some suits may have merit... but largely many of them dont, this one does not have merit.
Hold on to the damn remote!
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Exactly... Flaws in IE are never fixed as fast as they are with Firefox and most of the time MS might even know about the flaw for months before they even issue a patch file and by then it is too late for most people.
Additionally you have to have windows update turned on to even get the fix, unless you are consistently downloading the latest from MS, whereas Firefox lets you know as soon as an update is available. That makes a huge difference to the end user.
This is just one more in the incredible amount of evidence that people believe that they are not responsible for their actions. Citing failure of a device for causing harm that would not happen under normal use. People need to take responsibility for their mistakes... the remote was not meant to be thrown, the safety strap is to prevent you from dropping it not from tossing it across the room. If we all decide to accept some responsibility for the things that we do we would have far fewer lawyers out there looking to make a living off of our stupidity. I read in a recent article that in 2005 lawyers made $40 billion from civil suits... that is ridiculous. Yes some suits may have merit... but largely many of them dont, this one does not have merit. Hold on to the damn remote!