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voicegy
Feb 16, 2003, 02:18 AM
Two weeks ago it was revealed that Microsoft's MSN portal targeted Opera users, by purposely provided them with a broken page. As a reply to MSN's treatment of its users, Opera Software today (February 14, 2003) released a very special Bork edition of its Opera 7 for Windows browser.

The Bork edition behaves differently on one Web site: MSN. Users accessing the MSN site will see the page transformed into the language of the famous Swedish Chef from the Muppet Show: Bork, Bork, Bork.

http://www.opera.com/pressreleases/en/2003/02/14/

(of course, this would probably have been more fun if we were all Opera fans, but since Safari came out...well, thought it was worth a share with y'all anyway):)


MrMacMan
Feb 16, 2003, 04:51 PM
Haha.

good for the making fun of MSN.

Anyone who wants to take a screenshot please do and post it.

I want to see that. :)
janey
Feb 16, 2003, 04:59 PM
aww if only Safari did that too! :p
funkywhat2
Feb 16, 2003, 06:19 PM
Microsoft bastards. I use Opera 6.0.5 on my PC, and I love it. Can't live w/o mouse gestures (sp?). Good stuff.

Assuming someone doesn't post it before me, I'll do it when I get home, at a friend's house right now. :D
MrMacMan
Feb 16, 2003, 07:35 PM
Originally posted by funkywhat2
Microsoft bastards. I use Opera 6.0.5 on my PC, and I love it. Can't live w/o mouse gestures (sp?). Good stuff.

Assuming someone doesn't post it before me, I'll do it when I get home, at a friend's house right now. :D

Thanks. :D
vniow
Feb 17, 2003, 01:33 AM
Okay, i spent 40 minutes downloading this just for you guys.

Opera is pretty damn fast too, I'm impressed.
rainman::|:|
Feb 17, 2003, 02:19 AM
this is perfect :) the smaller companies need to wage this kind of browser warfare on MS...

plus the swedish chef... well, that was the ultimate touch.

pnw
voicegy
Feb 17, 2003, 02:29 AM
Originally posted by vniow
Okay, i spent 40 minutes downloading this just for you guys.


vniow, you're the friggin' cats meow. Thanks for taking the time and effort in making the post WAY more interesting with graphic representation!:) This is hysterical!
MrMacMan
Feb 17, 2003, 02:11 PM
Yeah that is pretty damn funny...

Thanks for taking the time for our laughter.

Post that in the funny pics thread. :D
Gus
Feb 17, 2003, 07:50 PM
Thanks for the laugh!

I was dying to see what that actually looked like!

Regards,
Gus
pantagruel
Feb 17, 2003, 07:57 PM
lol, but will this bite them in the ass in the end?