Users of the Internet Explorer DON'T have lower IQ than users of other browsers like Safari and Opera after all.
BBC reported that the research released by Canadian firm ApTiquant is bogus.

AptiQuant, a Vancouver-based Web consulting company, claimed to have given 100,000 participants above 16 years of age an IQ test, while monitoring which browser they used to take the test.AptiQuant's Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and Browser Usage report said that Internet Explorer users had the lowest IQ as compared to users of other browsers. Individuals using Opera, Camino and IE with Chrome Frame (a plug-in designed to let users view emerging HTML5 content) scored a little higher on an average than others, according to a press release by AptiQuaint.

BBC, however, noted of facts that indicate that question the legitimacy of the source of the study.

According to BBC, its readers have pointed out that ApTiquant appeared to have only set-up its website in the past month.

BBC and CBR Online have also discovered that content from ApTiquant's site, including staff details, has just been copied from the Web site of a legitimate testing firm.

BBC said that images of the firm's staff on the Web site matched those on the site of legitimate French research company Central Test. Central Test told BBC that it had no knowledge of ApTiquant or its activities. The Our Team pages on both sites feature the same pictures and job descriptions for many people -- only the names have been changed, according to a separate report by CBR Online.

CBR pointed out that the About Us page on Central Test's Web site reads: "Central Test was established in 2002 by psychologist and business graduate, Patrick Leguide, who remains the company's president and CEO. Over the past few years, Central Test has become a world leader in the field of online psychometric testing. The company designs, scientifically validates, and publishes a comprehensive range of psychometric tests for the recruitment, career guidance, career management, and staff development markets."

According to CBR, in contrast that with AptiQuant's: "AptiQuant was established in 2006 by psychologist and business graduate, Leonard Howard, who remains the company's president and CEO. Over the past few years, AptiQuant has become a world leader in the field of online psychometric testing. The company designs, scientifically validates, and publishes a comprehensive range of psychometric tests for the recruitment, career guidance, career management, and staff development markets."

Central Test told BBC is had no knowledge of ApTiquant or its activities.