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MS blip
Internet stats are +/-5% at best so it's hard to believe this small sample but....

This latest 'fix' isn't a fix.
It disables a feature.
That was the only way to stop the remote exploit.
Why not fix it?
Sounds like they can't.
XP2 is OK and presumably stupid security stuff will be handled in Longhorn but what about the rest of us?

A while back they released a fix that took 6 months of work.
Me thinks that's what it take again, all the way down the spagettii slide to kernel code.

They've hit rock bottom. They can't fix it so it's time to re-do it.
Un-Integrate IE.
Put it in a sandbox.
Forget about ActiveX over the Internet unless from trusted sites or lock it down.

They have put a lot of work into SQL server and IIS over the last couple of years and things are way better. They don't have the time for IE?

If the fix is XP2 then that should be available on Windows Update for Win9x & NT/2000.

MS, time to put the thinking hat on.

Joe
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lets hope  eLurker | 07/13/04
exactly  poocow666 | 07/13/04
Love BugMeNot!  Jeff Spicoli | 07/13/04
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You DONT GET IT DO YOU?  jrbeaman | 07/15/04
I hope  Jeff Spicoli | 07/13/04
unfortunately...  Michael Kelly | 07/13/04
i do not share  eLurker | 07/14/04
People are getting tired  Linux User 147560 | 07/13/04
true but  zijiang | 07/13/04
I concur but  Linux User 147560 | 07/14/04
shut up with the real choice mantra sludge.  jimk_z | 07/13/04
So you are incapable of reading I see.  Linux User 147560 | 07/14/04
re: shut up with the real choice mantra sludge.  pagej97 | 07/14/04
os-x  eLurker | 07/14/04
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note my point  eLurker | 07/15/04
The liberal media?  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/14/04
you must  eLurker | 07/14/04
Yes, but you forgot the most popular option...  jrbeaman | 07/15/04
Bahahahaha!! YES!!  Jeff Spicoli | 07/13/04
Okay...  Linux User 147560 | 07/13/04
Real numbers can't be accounted for  Jeff Spicoli | 07/13/04
1% is impressive  tic swayback | 07/13/04
Okay in that context  Linux User 147560 | 07/13/04
But it's still only 1%  PA-ITGuy | 07/14/04
It's trend  voska | 07/14/04
Trend?  PA-ITGuy | 07/14/04
Noticed XP SP 2?  Anton Philidor | 07/14/04
Yes, identifying a 1% shift is impressive  Anton Philidor | 07/14/04
I just downloaded the latest Firefox  voska | 07/13/04
Yeah, their migration tool seems to be really sweet  Jeff Spicoli | 07/13/04
Kool. BUT IT DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM!  jrbeaman | 07/15/04
Re: MILLIONS of the plague carriers  Me_too | 07/19/04
Im now down on IE  Hanover Phist | 07/13/04
Downloaded FireFox - Never Looked Back!  BanjoPaterson | 07/13/04
Awesome, Banjo!  Jeff Spicoli | 07/13/04
downloaded firefox, went back...  ryusen | 07/14/04
It aint gonna slip much for now. It is bolted to the OS.  DonnieBoy | 07/13/04
A necessary evil  Harlan_z | 07/13/04
Remove IE.  ITGuy04 | 07/14/04
MS blip  seosamh_z | 07/13/04
good stuff Joe  Jeff Spicoli | 07/13/04
You think right, but MS doesn't.  jrbeaman | 07/15/04
The numbers are skewed  AbsolutelyNot | 07/13/04
Possible "Debug" Solution  Bill4 | 07/14/04
Decline in IE usage from April  J-Hermes | 07/13/04
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One million downloads... completed downloads?  PB_z | 07/13/04
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Paging Mike Cox...  Seething Ganglia | 07/13/04
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Safari is king  DarthRidiculous | 07/13/04
I want more though  tic swayback | 07/13/04
safari is not King, not even close.  jimk_z | 07/13/04
Safari is fine, not king, but fine  ITGuy04 | 07/14/04
Why not Camino?  tic swayback | 07/14/04
Firefox advantages.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/14/04
The growth is real, the apparent usage will drop...  John Le'Brecage | 07/13/04
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1% / month  michael-t | 07/13/04
very true  Jeff Spicoli | 07/13/04
Fudge figures  PA-ITGuy | 07/14/04
As an Avid IE user..Firefox is truly the first equivilant  jimk_z | 07/13/04
Agreed. Firefox is great.  NickinSD2004 | 07/14/04
Indeed  doctormoriarty | 07/14/04
Gee, could it be because of all the SPYWARE ?  BitTwiddler | 07/14/04
It will never end: error, patch, not too big an error, leave it for later.  NickinSD2004 | 07/14/04
If MS is anything, it is a strategic company and  mlindl | 07/14/04
Natural Selection?  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/14/04
I was thinking along the same lines...  Anton Philidor | 07/14/04
I don't mind a bit  Michael M._z | 07/14/04
I was an IE evangelist  Gargarney | 07/14/04
no no no  eLurker | 07/14/04
what IE really does to track you  minorthreat | 07/15/04
"IE haters" and MS haters growing in numbers.  dhrosier@... | 07/15/04
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