If they spin fast enough maybe they'll drill through the dimensional barrier to the mirrorverse where what they say makes sense.

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I'd like to know how to clarify beyond "Use a different web browser." Perhaps, to clarify that, you have to obfuscate as much as possible. At which it becomes clear that whoever wrote MS' PR is an idiot.

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I always find it intriguing when an ellipsis is used to represent a snipping of text in excess of 100 words.

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The majority of the elided text also points fingers at Microsoft products and technologies. Just in case you were insinuating something.

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I was flat-out saying it. In my view, it's irresponsible reporting to cut a thousand words or so out of the middle of someone's statement, and use a portion in the place of the intended whole. I know I'd get pissed if someone did that to me.

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I wasn't reporting,, I was ridiculing. If this bothers you, well, take a hike.

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No, you're right. It is a ridiculous situation, without question, and definitely merits ridicule.
I've been hearing this same basic statement about IE and the feds touted around, without any reference to the link you had in your post. The ex voto declarative statements of these folks were probably on my mind to great extent when I read your post: that's my failing, and my apologies for it. Truly: no offense was intended.

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The ironic thing is that even Slate is recommending to do so.

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Mm, I was going to mention that. Any press release yet regarding that one?

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"See, our wholly-owned subsidaries really are independant! Really!"

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In the ensuing security alert, they have backed off of the position in the original vulnerability note, and dropped the recommendation to use a different browser. Cowardly sellout fucks.

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Well... if I can warp my mind far enough to try and think of it through they technically don't entirely say precisely to "switch" browsers. The text can be interpretted so as to mean that when using "untrusted sites" you should use a browser different from IE rather than switching to a better browser permanently.

Of course, this also assumes that there is some reason you'd prefer to be using a clearly broken product on "trusted" sites rather than just switching entirely.

Of course, Microsoft really has little to gain by getting into such a tiny argument since only a very tiny subset that understood the difference would be bothered to only temporarily use a better browser for certain sites.

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Maybe they consider different dot releases as different browsers? Nah, that's BS I admit it. :)

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