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Originally Posted by 00silvergt
What sets most of off IE is the consistent security leaks that seems to follow that browser like the proverbial fly on -you know what-. But that's because IE is the victim of its own success or rather Microsoft's dominance. It is more pronounce and available that there are lots of fame and glory to the hacker with loose morals to attack and exploit it. The same goes for marketing and business. If you were to design a adware or something that spies on your prospects for which browser would you likely aim it? With IE shipped with every Windows PC and Windows owning more than 80% of our desktops, it is the likely candidate.
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I see Microsofts dominance more as a result of pre-bundling the os on every Intel computer. Have you ever tried to purchase one without Windows? IE, has been embedded into the OS, and we have been told that it was impossible to separate it. Now IE 8 is a standalone. I suspect that the exploits have more to do with the fact that business's tend to use MS Office, as few options are left, and it is more profitable to hack business systems because they run the financial programs. Who really wants to steal my pictures anyway?
