you don't need a virus scanner in windows and even if you have one it probably won't save you anyway... hardened IE security settings and disabling of plugins should be sufficient unless you're into warez and porn, and if you're dumb enough to click on links in unsolicited email you deserve a good infection

Say that to average Joe user :-)

And same company would have to pay additional admins to troubleshoot security problems.

And magic ones, that don't consume power to work! :P

I haven't used IE in ages, as there is no Linux version so can't even try it.

Its my case too (and, I think, of various people here)

And the people I work with keep moving the dam stapler!

It's a common problem here!

I fail to see how using IE over the other major browsers yields a net saving. Power usage is only one factor.

how much are you losing elsewhere in lost productivity, insecurity, virus infestations, etc, because you are using IE

IT support contractors are doing quite nicely

They don't user power! Oh, wait: it's not possible...

ok... so name a fortune 500 company that has 10,000 windows licenses?

All of them

[citation needed]

ok... so name a fortune 500 company that has 10,000 windows licenses?

Apple?

WOW. Just WOW :P

I was once an Ubuntu user. Now? Fedora.

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Lady Gaga is a dude.

Wow! It's news!

as memory hungry as Firefox (My only gripe with the browser)

Have you tried the Browser in the last year? How "memory hungry"?

I can even record on my phone without anyone knowing because it just looks like I'm using my phone.

No you can't, phones are designed to make cameras absolutely blatantly obvious. If they weren't, there would be a lot of places where they would be banned.

You misunderstood "record": audio/sound is the talk-about, in the case

I personally prefer the Debian area of the Linux family tree (currently Mint (Xfce) on Desktops and Debian on servers).

I personally prefer the RedHat area of the Linux family tree (currently Fedora on Desktops and RHEL/CentOS on servers).