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Firefox: Can browsers make bucks? 02:04am on 09 May 2008 to No 12:

IE is the most used, correct, but there are lots of reasons why IE is less safe than FF.

One is that it takes MS a looong time to release fixes for potential exploits, read this:

For a total 284 days in 2006 (or more than nine months out of the year), exploit code for known, unpatched critical flaws in pre-IE7 versions of the browser was publicly available on the Internet. Likewise, there were at least 98 days last year in which no software fixes from Microsoft were available to fix IE flaws that criminals were actively using to steal personal and financial data from users.

In contrast, Internet Explorer's closest competitor in terms of market share -- Mozilla's Firefox browser -- experienced a single period lasting just nine days last year in which exploit code for a serious security hole was posted online before Mozilla shipped a patch to remedy the problem.

if that isnt enough evidence for you that you're much less likely to be covered with IE then you should just carry on using IE :P

I agree with most of the comments here, good writing peeps and good to see so many of you are aware of the benefits FF has.
Firefox: Can browsers make bucks? 2:35pm on 08 May 2008 I've used FF exclusively since I discovered it about 3 or so years ago. Like another poster said here, it's far safer than IE and i like the idea of supporting open source software.

I too would not object to FF using some personal data to make a profit, they've helped me enough over the years that i'd like to assist them in taking more of MS's browser market share.

FF came out with tabbed browsing, only to be copied by MS, so we should perhaps expect MS to copy their latest feature!

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