[D-fendr]

Ditto. So where's the downside for me?

Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you were using antivirus, anti-spyware, multiple firewalls, and on the multiple OS, app upgrades... etc. train.

these series of patches are just your imagination.

Sorry again. I didn't mean to imply that absolutely nothing was required after buying the 'puter - only that an almost hassle-free secure computing environment exists today.

[Bush2000]

Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you were using antivirus, anti-spyware, multiple firewalls, and on the multiple OS, app upgrades... etc. train.

I do have wireless AP which also serves as a hardware firewall. My machine is setup to take automatic updates, and my virus and spyware scanners also update every day at 2am. There's really no practical maintenance for me. I know that must disappoint some people. But them's the facts.

[Bush2000]

Sorry again. I didn't mean to imply that absolutely nothing was required after buying the 'puter - only that an almost hassle-free secure computing environment exists today.

Again, what's the downside to using IE for me? I don't need to maintain it. I don't have any spyware on my box at all. It can't get any easier.