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Kintaro

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Opera Releases "Bork" Edition
« on: 14 February 2003, 18:16 »
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/14/1256231
 
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David Arnesen writes "Two weeks ago it was revealed that Microsoft's MSN portal targeted Opera users, by purposely providing them with a broken page. As a reply to MSN's treatment of its users, Opera Software today 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! Here you can find the press release and download link!"
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« Reply #1 on: 14 February 2003, 20:21 »
bizarre! however i think it a bit snooty of them to release it specially for windows.
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« Reply #2 on: 14 February 2003, 21:28 »
Posting a screenshot in a few minutes...

[EDIT]Click here for the screenshot.[/EDIT]

[ February 14, 2003: Message edited by: Refalm ]

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« Reply #3 on: 14 February 2003, 22:17 »
can't see it! although i certainly would like to!
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« Reply #4 on: 15 February 2003, 03:32 »
Refalm, is that screenshot Windows or Linux?
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« Reply #5 on: 15 February 2003, 03:37 »
It is windows, the zonealarm icon in the system tray is a dead giveaway.
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« Reply #6 on: 15 February 2003, 05:55 »
good point
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« Reply #7 on: 15 February 2003, 06:58 »
the layout of the MSN website looks the same as it is displayed in Internet Explorer.
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« Reply #8 on: 15 February 2003, 15:41 »
This is a bad idea. It actually makes msn.com better  
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« Reply #9 on: 15 February 2003, 16:39 »
Google.com have a bork version of there site.
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« Reply #10 on: 16 February 2003, 05:04 »
Actully i did my own spoof of the msn page a while ago.
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