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I didn't assert anything, I stated fact.

Without required activeX, you miss a lot. Using activeX does not imply you are not safe.
Put it this way. I use IE's engine as my browser choice, thus I am bound to get something, right? Wrong, I never caught anything from the internet. Not one thing. Explanation?
As I said, education is the key. M$ are as much to blame as anyone for not keeping users up to speed and making alliances with the people that would ensure their end users enjoy a trouble free browsing experience.

If you want everything you use IE, or a compatable browser. Firefox is not compatable.
Firefox has its share of vulnerabilities though.

Yes windows is better than Linux, at this time. Simply put, Linux is to geeky for mainstream users. Support for hardware is not up to required levels for corporations etc. It can't run the applications and games people want.

Download figures mean nothing. How many users that downloaded stuck with it, downloaded it more than once?
Firefox's share is on the decrease. IE rules the roost and that's an inescapable fact.