Why Internet Explorer Still Dominates South Korea. 218
New submitter bmurray7 writes "You might think that the country that has the fastest average home internet speeds would be a first adapter of modern browsers. Instead, as the Washington Post reports, a payment processing security standard forces most South Koreans to rely upon Internet Explorer for online shopping. Since the standard uses a unique encryption algorithm, an ActiveX control is required to complete online purchases. As a result, many internet users are in the habit of approving all AtivceX control prompts, potentially exposing them to malware."
Taiwan does it too (Score:5, Funny)
WTF? (Score:5, Funny)
Even Microsoft is looking at SK and saying: "WTF? We don't even use ActiveX anymore."
Re:Timmay! (Score:5, Funny)
His spellcheck is an ActiveX plug-in
Crisis averted (Score:5, Funny)
It's like a microcosm of what might have happened worldwide had ActiveX been as popular as they'd wanted to be.
Re:WTF? (Score:5, Funny)
Don't get on too high of a horse; Microsoft is also looking at Netflix and saying "WTF? Even we don't use Silverlight anymore."
Re:Active fucking X?! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Timmay! (Score:4, Funny)
AtivceX: So wrong you can't even spell it right.
Re:They don't know any better... (Score:4, Funny)
I was beginning to doubt your post, but your repeated use of "M$" instead of "MS" shows you are both erudite and a wonderful writer: a combination sorely lacking elsewhere in this discussion.
Hint: grow up.
Re:Timmay! (Score:5, Funny)
I think 'editor' is entirely too charitable a term if they can't even proof-read the summary (or, last week, THE HEADLINE). 'Blind rubber-stampers' has a nice ring to it.
You've been fooled apparently. Spell checking is so 90s. Just post your document to Slashdot and it will be checked for grammar, spelling, and fact.