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Old 08-02-2006, 04:57 PM  
fuzebox
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Originally Posted by notabook
No, they are really not any more secure, just like Firefox is really no more secure than Internet Explorer. It's all about terms of usage -- if 90% of people used Firefox and 10% of people used Internet Explorer it would be the exact opposite of what people are clamoring now about FF. I for one *love* FF because it suites my needs very well... the new I.E. looks promising but I still don't like how it feels, so for now FF for life.
Actually, the open source development model creates much more secure software, quicker. No software company can compete with thousands of talented developers working out of passion finding bugs and fixing them, sometimes within hours.
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