Critical update IExplorer

Got a message from security people at work, MS has released an update fixing a serious securtity problem with IE. The update is forced upon every one of the more than 15000 PC's we run today at noon. Normally the users are given a couple of days before they have to update and updates are usually done in the evening. But not this time, which will annoy a lot of users, since their work will be interrupted.

And now for the unavoidable question: Why do we still use IE? Fact is, we haven't got much choice. We have a lot of very specialized systems at hospitals, several of them use web browsers, and several of them support only IE (since it's still the most common browser). Some of them may work with other browsers, but the vendor won't support it. Or they may support it, for a price. And no, we can't eliminate vendors just because their systems require IE.

For similar reasons we had to wait several years before switching from Windows Xp to Windows 7. And Windows 10 will probably have to wait a couple of years. (As an enterprise we are not part of the upgrade for free available to regular users).

pibbur who is happy because he works at the software development group, and is therefore allowed to install things other users can only dream of. Including win 10.

I don't use IE anywhere but on my work.
Why? Because we have some java based applications that don't run as they should on other browsers.

Java is in it's near death state however just like Flash.
I expect worldwide abandoning IE in the next year or two.

Not likely. There are way too many businesses out there with way too many web pages designed to work with IE version X. We've got plenty of them where I work that are stuck on IE8. (Pages that shouldn't even BE web pages given that everybody using them is on the local network with a desktop/laptop. <sigh>)

IE for home use will be dying soon - killed by some Spartan…

I've always considered IE to be a very nasty virus which I delete from my PC as much as I'm able!!

We also have IE at work … the reality is that all of the 'freedom' we enjoy with Chrome and FireFox and Safari comes at a price in terms of security and manageability on an enterprise level. When you have a company that deals regularly with corporate espionage attempts (as mine does), you accept that you will deal with the inconvenience … and hey, they open up a 'mobile WiFi' to use with BYO phones and tablets

Originally Posted by Corwin
I've always considered IE to be a very nasty virus which I delete from my PC as much as I'm able!!

I heard a suggestion once that MS should consider renaming the default IE link to "Firefox Download Tool".

I'm primarily using Chrome nowadays though.

On my home PC, I don't use Chrome. Mostly because of it's hunger for RAM. If I call some games unoptimized garbage, Chrome's RAM management code fits into that category.
http://blog.en.uptodown.com/browser-comparison-2015/



The working speed is of no importance to me as after I switched to SSD no browser is slow any more.
I'm still on Firefox and see no practical reason to walk away. Especially when their plan is also to dump NPAPI plugins soon.
http://arstechnica.com/information-t…ke-extensions/