Yo guys,
Version 0.9.3 of Firefox is already out. Go grab it and be happy.
No matter what you think about all these vulnerabilities, Firefox has been patched within 24 hours almost every time. And it's a small painless download. So far a better experience than IE. I'm a computer tech for a living, and I used to be a big IE fan. The idea is, why use a browser that isn't supported everywhere? Well, times have changed. We spend half our day working on systems that have been infected with just about every kind of virus and spyware you can imagine. Most people simply have no idea how to protect themselves, and even the ones who say "I'm carefull" still don't have a clue. I'm not trying to be hard on people who aren't computer literate, just realistic. We need a larger spread of web browsers and applications, just so these damn hackers can't screw up the whole world with one virus. I used to think MS would get it worked out, but as people have said above, MS isn't continuing browser development in a good way. And it's hurting everyone.
Get Firefox web browser. (free)
Get Ad-Aware. (free)
Get Spybot. (free)
Get Spyware Blaster. (free)
Get Norton Internet Security (Or at least Norton Antivirus)
www.mozilla.com for Firefox browser.
www.majorgeeks.com (left column, spyware tools)
www.symantec.com for info on Norton. (buy it at your favorite software store or computer shop)
ABOVE ALL:
CHECK FOR UPDATES TO ALL THESE PROGRAMS EVERY TWO WEEKS, AND RUN THE AD/ANTIVIRUS SCANNERS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS.