STUDY: Internet Explorer Users have lower IQ's compared with other browsers

I use Opera.. Does that make me smart? horgen123

Since IE is the default browser for Windows machines its pretty much a given that IE will have a larger userbase than other browsers that need to be installed by the user on their own. As such, the larger install base means a larger sample size so you'll have a greater range of IQs than other browsers. This all contributes to a potentially lower average.

I'm going to start using IE just to spite that study.

sonicare

Did someone pay them to do this study? A Microsoft competetor most likely. People's choices have nothing to do with IQ and if it wasn't a choice, then that doesn't make them less smart than people who use other browsers. It's an internet browser for love's sake.

According to that graph, the average IE6 and IE7 user is clinically retarded (IQ < 85), and IE9 users are borderline (IQ = 85). I really question the validity of these results if they're getting ridiculous findings like that.

edit: Went to the site of the people that did the study and it turns out that they used a "free online IQ test" which explains why the results are so weird. I also found this story about how IE users are now suing the people that did the study, which I thought was funny.

google chrome and that study sounds accurate to me :lol:

just kidding

I mainly use the Chrome Canary Build, with Firefox 7.02a as my backup. I also think I have Opera installed but I never use it.

Not surprising at all.

Doesn't IE come with Microsoft computers by default? Does that mean when you download chrome you magically become more intelligent?

Doesn't IE come with Microsoft computers by default? Does that mean when you download chrome you magically become more intelligent?

ROFLCOPTER603

I use firefox, but only because flash player doesnt work on IE on my computer anymore.

The main reason why I got it was because I kept hearing people say how it could block ads and keep them from ever showing up again. I have not been able to find this feature or figure out how to use it. The only way I've seen it block ads is the same way IE did it, which sadly only blocks pop-ups.