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06/29/2004: "Big Security Flaw in Internet Explorer"
A major security hole discovered in Microsoft's Internet Explorer last week has become a golden marketing opportunity for alternative browsers such as Mozilla and Opera that are unaffected by the flaw. (from ZDNet)
Will this be the death of Internet Explorer? No.
Is this a good thing for Mozilla? Indirectly.
"Since there is such a disproportionate use of IE on the Internet right now, it does make it a very high-profile target," said Chris Hofmann, the Mozilla Foundation's director of engineering. "That's what people who are writing exploits are targeting, because that's where they get the biggest bang for the buck."
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"If we were in a world where there were less of a monoculture for browsers, it would make it harder to design exploits that would affect that much of the marketplace," Hofmann said. "That's one of the driving forces of the Mozilla Foundation, to provide choices so that someone can't come up with an exploit that affects nearly the whole population."
I've been a big fan of Mozilla since the day my friend came over to my cube where we used to work and expounded upon its virtues... prompting a download. Mozilla is a superior browser, in just about every way.
There are at least 101 Reasons for using Mozilla.
The very few times I've had to use Internet Explorer since switching (some sites absolutely ignore web standards) I've been shocked to see all the pop-ups, pop-unders, Microsoft Ad Words, and crap. It's impressive how much crap Mozilla whacks down. It's become absolutely invaluable to me. Tabbed browsing, pop-up blocking, etc., etc.
Don't take my word for how great it is though... try it for yourself.
