Internet Explorer IQ study found to be a hoax

[SirPeterPan]

-{ Quote: "A so-called study that appeared on the Internet last week that claimed to show that Internet Explorer users had lower IQ scores than users of other web browsers has now been exposed as an elaborate hoax. The study came from a Canadian-based company called AptiQuant which released the study last Friday and was picked up by a number of major media outlets including CNN and the BBC. However the BBC did some checking after the fact and it now reports (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14389430) that the AptiQuant web site copied images from the web site of the staff of the French-based research company Central Test. In addition the AptiQuant site itself was apparently launched less than a month ago. Finally no one from the company has yet to respond to requests for comment from the media.

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[ronjor]

Posted here. Thanks. https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=304424