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Hmmmmm. I wonder who paid for the study?

Well, it is easily apparent that Google had funded the study.

Blow ?number four? to Mozilla. Google does not wish anyone to download Firefox now that Chrome is ?out? of Beta, so scare everyone away from using it. happy
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Curious Bill and the Monkeys...  tburzio | 12/15/08
Google, not Microsoft  GuidingLight | 12/15/08
It must have been paid for by Microsoft and Google, oh and the Tooth Fiary  rs_jr | 12/15/08
Well, it's an end of year report.  seanferd | 12/16/08
That's exactly what  OldGuru | 12/16/08
Obviously,  Greenknight_z | 12/17/08
Very odd...  InAction Man | 12/15/08
Sensationalist title  forrestgump2000@... | 12/15/08
Talk about misleading statistics....  techvet | 12/15/08
Exactly! All this proves is that Firefox is the MOST secure.  T1Oracle | 12/16/08
Stings a little I guess...nt  USTechHead | 12/17/08
FireFox had more patches than IE in 2008  dunn@... | 12/19/08
Grasping at straws  Speednet | 12/30/08
How is it functionally possible IE is not on the list?  TripleII | 12/15/08
Good question. On my screen, I have the following:  olePigeon | 12/15/08
how about this one... it's getting CRITICAL  SaltySkipper | 12/19/08
Hold on to your hat.....  xuniL_z | 12/15/08
"realize how bad FireFox really is"??? Very bad joke.  InAction Man | 12/15/08
10 vulns allowing remote code execution is what is not funny....  xuniL_z | 12/15/08
I never found one  InAction Man | 12/15/08
You can lock down IE.  xuniL_z | 12/15/08
Make me laugh. Not.  Cayble | 12/15/08
Let's see that happen  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 12/16/08
Lucky  rjacksix | 12/19/08
Facts??? That's highly debatable!  InAction Man | 12/15/08
Ok, IE was excluded due to b9's requirements as it's aimed at sties  xuniL_z | 12/16/08
You miss the point.  TripleII | 12/15/08
While you're posting those vulns...  storm14k | 12/15/08
This blog does not claim to do that.  xuniL_z | 12/15/08
Thats not what I asked...  storm14k | 12/16/08
LOL - n  USTechHead | 12/17/08
Reason why IE isn't on that list  mone_dog | 12/16/08
You are losing all credibility, Ryan, for such nonsense  Narr vi | 12/15/08
Exactly right, Narr.  Lerianis | 12/15/08
Honestly it should read "12 most Responsible Windows apps" nt  T1Oracle | 12/16/08
Honestly? LOL!!  xuniL_z | 12/17/08
In terms of vulnerability patching  T1Oracle | 12/17/08
And...  thx-1138_@... | 12/16/08
I Have to Agree  rjacksix | 12/19/08
I Know  rjacksix | 12/19/08
Even the biggest MS lover will call this BS  wackoae | 12/15/08
Looks like remote execution vulns are weighted most heavily.....  xuniL_z | 12/15/08
Are ActiveX controls counted separately.  TripleII | 12/15/08
From the bit9 pdf with requirements for inclusion.:  xuniL_z | 12/15/08
Funny how the report was released in PDF form  WiredGuy | 12/16/08
acrobat isn't the only way to read .pdf files  Dutchie027 | 12/16/08
Or Windows Update?  T1Oracle | 12/16/08
Yep!  mone_dog | 12/16/08
Yes.  xuniL_z | 12/16/08
Then why?  rjacksix | 12/19/08
WSUS  rtk | 12/19/08
Aurigma was ActiveX, but MS set killbit....  dunn@... | 12/19/08
BS answer  wackoae | 12/15/08
I was speculating at that time... clearly i said "must be" they weight....  xuniL_z | 12/16/08
Award for best quote of this thread  Speednet | 12/30/08
The responses thus far have been funny and predictable..  rs_jr | 12/15/08
Very predictable indeed  InAction Man | 12/15/08
Yep, that's me...  rs_jr | 12/15/08
Breath some fresh air for moment  T1Oracle | 12/16/08
That doesn't make their opinions accurate.  ye | 12/16/08
dumb and dumber  do it yourself IT | 12/16/08
Yep, your right...It was the lawyers who let us down  rs_jr | 12/16/08
Very predictable indeed  Cayble | 12/15/08
You can see my posts above.  TripleII | 12/15/08
I understand you disbelief...but, what if it's true..  rs_jr | 12/15/08
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.  TripleII | 12/15/08
Let me try it a different way....  rs_jr | 12/15/08
There's nothing extraordinary about the claim.  ye | 12/16/08
Actually...  storm14k | 12/15/08
That's a good point...  rs_jr | 12/15/08
Once again....  storm14k | 12/16/08
Its not the outrage. Thats just FUD.  Cayble | 12/15/08
So you are claiming...  storm14k | 12/16/08
rofl  do it yourself IT | 12/16/08
re: The responses thus far have been funny and predictable..  none none | 12/15/08
Good catch...  rs_jr | 12/15/08
Wow...  storm14k | 12/15/08
Better analysis matched to source report makes a better article  jlang@... | 12/16/08
Interesting that IE doesn't make the list....  k12IT | 12/15/08
So, is that the minimum requirement? IE must be on the list?  rs_jr | 12/15/08
Do you think this list is accurate without IE?  storm14k | 12/15/08
I honestly don't know...I treat it as if it were..but that's not the point  rs_jr | 12/15/08
I think you misjudge the reaction.  storm14k | 12/15/08
I hear what you are saying...  rs_jr | 12/15/08
Yes  coreyb42 | 12/15/08
No...but it would have been more true  k12IT | 12/15/08
IE more bugs right now.  bjbrock | 12/15/08
OK...I'll bite....  rs_jr | 12/15/08
Once again....do you believe this list is accurate?  storm14k | 12/15/08
Again, I am not saying that the list is accurate...  rs_jr | 12/15/08
Then if you can't say whether its accurate or not...  storm14k | 12/16/08
Too many useless features, too little design  terry flores | 12/15/08
So, why shouldn't they all hang their heads in shame?  rs_jr | 12/15/08
Hall of Shame  terry flores | 12/16/08
I see your logic...uh, I think...  rs_jr | 12/16/08
A simple test for you ...  terry flores | 12/16/08
Now I understand...at least part of what you are saying.  rs_jr | 12/16/08
Most vulnerable apps are unpatched apps  Vektor_ | 12/15/08
Wow. Look at all the rabid iBoi's and M"$" haters  Gnutella | 12/15/08
You throw a fake report out and they go crazy!  WiredGuy | 12/15/08
Thank You! This explains it all!  TripleII | 12/15/08
Even if that is true.....how is it a "fake report"?  xuniL_z | 12/15/08
Not "fake", but ZDNET should clearly state "MS software not included"  Basic Logic | 12/15/08
If you read it all....you'd have found this....  xuniL_z | 12/15/08
A slice of recent history:  rikasa | 12/15/08
I've got to tell you......  xuniL_z | 12/16/08
this is how  WiredGuy | 12/16/08
Oh dear. FF finally gets called out.  Scrat | 12/15/08
RE: Firefox tops list of 12 most vulnerable apps  cynic | 12/15/08
RE: Firefox tops list of 12 most vulnerable apps  darheim | 12/15/08
This is a BS report --- Criteria #5 & #6 eliminate all MS software !!!  Basic Logic | 12/15/08
Vulnerabilities who cares.. What are the most dangerous apps?  doctorSpoc | 12/15/08
Are These Vulnerabilities Running On Windows?  itanalyst2@... | 12/15/08
Bwa-ha-ha-ha...In your face OSS fanatics...nt  transposeIT | 12/15/08
RE: Firefox tops list of 12 most vulnerable apps  stone-cutter | 12/15/08
yep, agreed..  dinosaur_z | 12/16/08
MS Office isn't on the list either. Coincidence?  V@... | 12/16/08
HAHAHAHA  Alan Smithie | 12/16/08
Does this survey take into account pre patched or  James Quinn | 12/16/08
RE: Firefox tops list of 12 most vulnerable apps  mrlinux | 12/16/08
could you be bit critical?  patibulo | 12/16/08
Another unpatched serious security flaw found in IE  wackoae | 12/16/08
Explicitly excluded? Are you one of those people who believes...  ye | 12/16/08
Again?  MisterMiester | 12/16/08
RE: Firefox tops list of 12 most vulnerable apps  richard.gardner@... | 12/16/08
RE: Firefox tops list of 12 most vulnerable apps  floodman | 12/16/08
Assessing vulnerabilities by number of patches is flawed.  D. W. Bierbaum | 12/16/08
Misleading Headline and Intro  tomqhawk | 12/16/08
Were is IE in light of this flaw ...  MisterMiester | 12/16/08
Read the .pdf and you'll see why IE Is missing  Dutchie027 | 12/16/08
Most Microsoft apps use update ...  MisterMiester | 12/16/08
Finally got to number 6...  Dan0man | 12/16/08
Read the .pdf and you'll see why IE Is missing  black-jack | 12/16/08
.pdf  Cooter2001 | 12/16/08
309 vs 145  Dan0man | 12/16/08
Only 12? And what about IE? How many hundreds did they get?  ghawkins@... | 12/16/08
Ryan - you need to amend your introduction  midgeuk | 12/16/08
RE: Firefox tops list of 12 most vulnerable apps  dieseltaylor | 12/16/08
RE: Firefox tops list of 12 most vulnerable apps  m7842g@... | 12/16/08
Read #2 Adobe had 14 so bias reporting?  Randalllind | 12/16/08
Not a bad idea to remind people FF is not perfect  butler360 | 12/16/08
Actually nothing is perfect, but...  D. W. Bierbaum | 12/16/08
RE: Firefox tops list of 12 most vulnerable apps  Furiousrog | 12/16/08
The #1 & #6 criteria of this study....  dinosaur_z | 12/16/08
Link to why I would trust Firefox over IE...  D. W. Bierbaum | 12/16/08
Another link disproving this article  dansen926 | 12/16/08
RE: Firefox tops list of 12 most vulnerable apps  paul.finelt | 12/16/08
RE: Firefox tops list of 12 most vulnerable apps  bucca36 | 12/16/08
RE: Firefox tops list of 12 most vulnerable apps  jameshorton4@... | 12/16/08
And where were Microsoft?  pico_D | 12/16/08
re: And where where Microsoft?  /dev/random | 12/16/08
One MS product on the list, here come the flammers - nt  USTechHead | 12/17/08
Timing of article of certainly interesting  walterbyrd@... | 12/17/08
RE: Firefox tops list of 12 most vulnerable apps  ITSa341@... | 12/17/08
RE: Firefox tops list of 12 most vulnerable apps  cyrilc | 12/17/08
Criteria discussion  SysHop | 12/17/08
Hit the nail on the head, this study is just PR  icebox93 | 12/17/08
Ryan, you can do better.  clareJ | 12/17/08
RE: Firefox tops list of 12 most vulnerable apps  edwin.uy@... | 12/17/08
Official response from Mozilla, paraphrased: study is completely flawed  ronapt | 12/18/08
Two things I noticed about the "study"  jbroche18 | 12/19/08
GROW UP!!!!!!!!  mlambert890@... | 12/19/08
Yada, yada ...  thx-1138_@... | 12/21/08
Getting on the Bit9 List ?Huh?  daves1646 | 12/20/08
RE: Firefox tops list of 12 most vulnerable apps  junkmailstone@... | 12/26/08
Secunia states "no unpatched Secunia advisories" for Firefox 3.x ?  ~doolittle~ | 12/30/08
Quick Bug patches??  Crogon | 01/07/09
RE: Firefox tops list of 12 most vulnerable apps  jmcb74 | 01/11/09

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