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A comment on Firefox upgraded my browser from 3.6 to 12 without asking and my consent.

Re:Firefox upgraded my browser from 3.6 to 12 without asking... by p_sherman on Saturday July 28, 2012 @03:05PM (#4306180)
You're the type of person who runs IE6.
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Re:Firefox upgraded my browser from 3.6 to 12 without asking... by mkmcdonald on Saturday July 28, 2012 @06:38PM (#4306775)
Browser elitism benefits no one. The user is left insulted, and the developer strokes their own ego.
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Re:Firefox upgraded my browser from 3.6 to 12 without asking... by p_sherman on Sunday July 29, 2012 @07:30AM (#4308159)
I was merely pointing out the fact that it is the running of a 3 year old browser that benefits no one and debilitates the web.
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Re:Firefox upgraded my browser from 3.6 to 12 without asking... by Aqwis on Saturday July 28, 2012 @04:03PM (#4306352)
No, the type of person who runs IE6 is a guy from a corporation with a stagnant IT department.
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