Opera releases "Bork" edition

voicegy · Feb 16, 2003, 01:18 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, 03:51 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, 03:59 PM

aww if only Safari did that too!

funkywhat2 · Feb 16, 2003, 05:19 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.

MrMacMan · Feb 16, 2003, 06:35 PM

Quote:

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.

Thanks.

vniow · Feb 17, 2003, 12:33 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, 01:19 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, 01:29 AM

Quote:

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, 01:11 PM

Yeah that is pretty damn funny...

Thanks for taking the time for our laughter.

Post that in the funny pics thread.

Gus · Feb 17, 2003, 06:50 PM

Thanks for the laugh!

I was dying to see what that actually looked like!

Regards,
Gus

pantagruel · Feb 17, 2003, 06:57 PM

lol, but will this bite them in the ass in the end?

Feb 16, 2003, 01:18 AM	#1
voicegy macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sandy Eggo - MacRumors Member since 1-1-2002	Opera releases "Bork" edition 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)
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Feb 16, 2003, 03:51 PM	#2
MrMacMan macrumors 601 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 1 Block away from NYC.	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. __________________ There is a little Steve in all of us! -->Folding is Fighting Against Disease and help MacRumors. Join Today!<-- Props to --> Shadowfax For Making My Avatar! IM Me On AIM Already!
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Feb 17, 2003, 01:11 PM	#9
MrMacMan macrumors 601 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 1 Block away from NYC.	Yeah that is pretty damn funny... Thanks for taking the time for our laughter. Post that in the funny pics thread. __________________ There is a little Steve in all of us! -->Folding is Fighting Against Disease and help MacRumors. Join Today!<-- Props to --> Shadowfax For Making My Avatar! IM Me On AIM Already!
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Gus macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Minnesota	Thanks for the laugh! I was dying to see what that actually looked like! Regards, Gus __________________ Shop smart, shop S-Mart.
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Feb 16, 2003, 05:19 PM	#4
funkywhat2 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2002	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.
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Feb 17, 2003, 12:33 AM	#6
vniow macrumors 603 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: I accidentally my whole location.	Okay, i spent 40 minutes downloading this just for you guys. Opera is pretty damn fast too, I'm impressed.
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Feb 17, 2003, 01:19 AM	#7
rainman::\|:\| macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: iowa	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
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Feb 17, 2003, 06:57 PM	#11
pantagruel macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: here and there	lol, but will this bite them in the ass in the end? __________________ "Pretty much, Apple and Dell are the only ones in this industry making money. They make it by being Wal-Mart. We make it by innovation." -Steve Jobs
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