Stop Using Internet Explorer

#1

Post by srevo » Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 3:35 AM UTC

Stop Using Internet Explorer
mashable.com

Re: Stop Using Internet Explorer

#2

Post by jonny_eh » Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 5:11 AM UTC

I'm assuming Edge is ok? It'd be great if the article mentioned that MS has a newer browser.

Re: Stop Using Internet Explorer

#3

Post by fragsworth » Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 5:14 AM UTC

jonny_eh wrote: post #2

I'm assuming Edge is ok? It'd be great if the article mentioned that MS has a newer browser.

It reads like a hit piece to get people to switch away from Edge in case they think it's the same thing as IE. Everyone still calls it "IE", even though they're referring to Edge.

Re: Stop Using Internet Explorer

#4

Post by senectus1 » Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 5:15 AM UTC

or you know... patch it :-P

the patch is out there already you know.

Re: Stop Using Internet Explorer

#5

Post by denkmoon » Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 5:18 AM UTC

Gonna go out on a limb here and say that anyone still using IE isn't going to be persuaded away from it by a fancy blog post.

Re: Stop Using Internet Explorer

#6

Post by lugg » Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 5:22 AM UTC

fragsworth wrote: post #3

jonny_eh wrote: post #2

I'm assuming Edge is ok? It'd be great if the article mentioned that MS has a newer browser.

It reads like a hit piece to get people to switch away from Edge in case they think it's the same thing as IE. Everyone still calls it "IE", even though they're referring to Edge.

Changing the name of something in attempt to rebrand causes confusion.

I'm shocked.

Re: Stop Using Internet Explorer

#7

Post by wyqydsyq » Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 5:25 AM UTC

denkmoon wrote: post #5

Gonna go out on a limb here and say that anyone still using IE isn't going to be persuaded away from it by a fancy blog post.

Gonna take a wild guess that anyone reading HN probably hasn't used IE in the last decade aside from the purpose of downloading another browser

Re: Stop Using Internet Explorer

#8

Post by hathawsh » Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 5:26 AM UTC

Sigh... some services still require IE.

https://www.frbservices.org/fedline-solutions/service-setup/...

Not even Edge is acceptable. Then they throw in Java applets to broaden the attack surface.

Re: Stop Using Internet Explorer

#9

Post by aquarin » Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 5:30 AM UTC

wyqydsyq wrote: post #7

denkmoon wrote: post #5

Gonna go out on a limb here and say that anyone still using IE isn't going to be persuaded away from it by a fancy blog post.

Gonna take a wild guess that anyone reading HN probably hasn't used IE in the last decade aside from the purpose of downloading another browser

I am gonna guess, this is not true. Some are required to use it in corporate environment.

Re: Stop Using Internet Explorer

#10

Post by shkkmo » Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 5:31 AM UTC

hathawsh wrote: post #8

Sigh... some services still require IE. https://www.frbservices.org/fedline-solutions/service-setup/... Not even Edge is acceptable. Then they throw in Java applets to broaden the attack surface.

JRE, Flash and IE... what could possibly go wrong