IE or IQ?

Technical Ben · Jul 31, 2011, 06:01:07

Oh dear. Let me just leave this here, and let you discuss it among yourselves. I guess it will cause no end of trouble.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/07/29/aptiquant_iq_survey/

Steve · Jul 31, 2011, 07:12:15

I was thinking only this morning I must use Opera more.

Bill · Jul 31, 2011, 07:18:31

Just goes to prove what I've known for years

Steve · Jul 31, 2011, 08:23:12

However on a MBP, FF and Opera always activate the discrete graphic card (which obviously consumes more battery power) you can get round it by using "gfxCardStatus" which can be set to prevent dynamic switching and is Lion compatible. Mac users can not use IE but we probably wouldn't anyway given the choice.

Rik · Jul 31, 2011, 10:37:27

Bill · Jul 31, 2011, 10:49:05

Some people are quite cross about it...

Den · Jul 31, 2011, 10:55:10

Hands up all those who were aked to submit their IQs when they logged on.

Oh! None of you, I wonder were they got their stats from then.

Oh! I get it if you run anything other then IE then you will believe what you want to believe without proof.

Bill · Jul 31, 2011, 11:00:19

Quote from: Den on Jul 31, 2011, 10:55:10I wonder were they got their stats from then.

Here

(PDF file)

cavillas · Jul 31, 2011, 11:21:17

I have a measured IQ of 132 and I use IE9, the exception proves the rule

Rik · Jul 31, 2011, 11:22:08

john · Jul 31, 2011, 17:27:34

As Mark Twain said there are lies, damn lies and statistics.

I think that whoever produced the report was merely trying to interprete a particular correlation to promote his own predjudices.

It's more likely that many of those who use IE are happy with the default browser that came with their PC rather than chose IE after trying several other browsers.

I suspect the majority of PC users are not really that interested in the technicalities of their machines and simply want to use them to access the net and do the occasional Word document and if it works see no reason to change it. As long as their web pages display as they expect it does not matter to them if the web developer has to ensure that it is compatible with IE. A non technically minded group may also include those with a lower IQ but that doesn't mean that everyone in the group has.

Microsoft staff probably have a very high IQ and presumbaly use IE.

Rik · Jul 31, 2011, 17:30:46

I think you make a good point, John. In the early days of the PC, people went to the shops wanting a machine that could run Visicalc, and that was the only thing that mattered. Nowadays, we get bogged down in platform wars, program wars etc while we should really be saying "Does this setup do what I want in a way that I like?"

Den · Jul 31, 2011, 17:48:45

I have a measured IQ of 9 and use IE132 and am very happy with it so the exception does prove the tape measure

Gary · Jul 31, 2011, 17:50:33

Quote from: Den on Jul 31, 2011, 17:48:45
I have a measured IQ of 9 and use IE132 and am very happy with it so the exception does prove the tape measure

Justina use IE9 on her laptop...my lips are sealed, out of fear really...

Technical Ben · Jul 31, 2011, 18:12:29

Quote from: Den on Jul 31, 2011, 10:55:10
Hands up all those who were aked to submit their IQs when they logged on.

Oh! None of you, I wonder were they got their stats from then.

Oh! I get it if you run anything other then IE then you will believe what you want to believe without proof.

Oh, no submission. The IQ test is done by checking who can actually manage to get onto the website in the first place.

Those who don't use the internet at all score an IQ of 1 million. They don't need the internet because they already know everything!

PS john, it could also be the range maybe? IE is popular, so it covers the highest number of users, thus is more likely to reach the norm. The other browsers have less users, so have more chance to be swayed by outliners (as they have more effect on the average). The IQ test is a measure of the norm. So the results may just show "the average person uses the average browser". Nothing special. However, if there was no link at all I guess we would see some browsers scoring less than IE. Though if IE is no longer the most used, it may show why it's giving different results to what is expected.

I think I loose some of my IQ every time I use IE anyway.

Gary · Jul 31, 2011, 18:16:31

Quote from: Technical Ben on Jul 31, 2011, 18:12:29
Those who don't use the internet at all score an IQ of 1 million. They don't need the internet because they already know everything!

Or are Amish

Technical Ben · Jul 31, 2011, 18:18:22

Could they not use a horse driven computer?

Rik · Jul 31, 2011, 18:19:42

It would have to be from HP, of course...

Steve · Jul 31, 2011, 18:43:37

You mean 1HP

john · Jul 31, 2011, 18:53:32

Quote from: Rik on Jul 31, 2011, 18:19:42
It would have to be from HP, of course...

It depends on the source

pctech · Jul 31, 2011, 20:59:56

Quote from: Technical Ben on Jul 31, 2011, 18:18:22
Could they not use a horse driven computer?

Steam driven would be better surely?

john · Aug 03, 2011, 12:23:58

It seems the story might not be authentic

Rik · Aug 03, 2011, 12:46:06

Oh dear, don't the journalists look like they have low IQs?

Ray · Aug 03, 2011, 12:55:12

Indeed,

Den · Aug 03, 2011, 19:46:57

As I pointed out a few days ago you would only believe this if you wanted to because you are using something other than IE