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Story: 2004: Internet Explorer's year of shame
Posted by: David Tai (Saturday 10 July 2004, 9:57 AM)
of course the mozilla fan above would also note that microsoft has highlighted the shell problem several times--it is the single biggest problem that resulted from 'embedding' IE and other internet programs into windows. yes, it was 'fixed', by restricting access from IE to the SHELL: command. the handler was never meant to be used in an internet environment in the first place.
since IE has already fixed this problem, why did mozilla developers wait this long to restrict access? so much for vigilance--or maybe they just assumed that any problem that hits IE has nothing to do with them. and so much for the argument that 'embeddin' programs causes more vulnerability--here's an external program (mozilla) suffering a problem said to affect only 'embedded' programs!
as for microsoft's patching schedule, that has to do with simplifying corporate patching, as has been explained time and again.
i'm not saying any browser is better, just trying to keep give a little perspective here.
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Story: 2004: Internet Explorer's year of shame
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Does anyone remember Bill Gates earlier this year.... Anononymous -
Internet explorer has been shamed from birth.
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I think that it was a Mr Okin of Microsoft UK... Chris Rankin -
yes, IE has its flaws, but don't you think it's be... David Tai
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You IE fanboys fail to note that Mozilla is not em... Anonymous
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of course the mozilla fan above would also note th... David Tai -
The IE browser is going to go the way of the... JE
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It's just like Microsoft claims, ..."All... MS Fan -
I can understand accepting the rules of gravity. B... Allan F. Ottosen
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To MS Fan
"The winner writes the history book... Anonymous
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Oh GIRL
The world of ever fast moving te... Margaret Cooper
