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Miscellaneous => Applications => Topic started by: Kintaro on 14 February 2003, 18:16

Title: Opera Releases "Bork" Edition
Post by: Kintaro on 14 February 2003, 18:16
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/14/1256231 (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!"
Title: Opera Releases "Bork" Edition
Post by: Calum on 14 February 2003, 20:21
bizarre! however i think it a bit snooty of them to release it specially for windows.
Title: Opera Releases "Bork" Edition
Post by: Refalm on 14 February 2003, 21:28
Posting a screenshot in a few minutes...

[EDIT]Click here (http://212.187.41.139:81/pics/msnopera7.png) for the screenshot.[/EDIT]

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

Title: Opera Releases "Bork" Edition
Post by: Calum on 14 February 2003, 22:17
can't see it! although i certainly would like to!
Title: Opera Releases "Bork" Edition
Post by: Kintaro on 15 February 2003, 03:32
Refalm, is that screenshot Windows or Linux?
Title: Opera Releases "Bork" Edition
Post by: KernelPanic on 15 February 2003, 03:37
It is windows, the zonealarm icon in the system tray is a dead giveaway.
Title: Opera Releases "Bork" Edition
Post by: Kintaro on 15 February 2003, 05:55
good point
Title: Opera Releases "Bork" Edition
Post by: raptor on 15 February 2003, 06:58
the layout of the MSN website looks the same as it is displayed in Internet Explorer.
Title: Opera Releases "Bork" Edition
Post by: DC on 15 February 2003, 15:41
This is a bad idea. It actually makes msn.com better  (http://smile.gif)
Title: Opera Releases "Bork" Edition
Post by: Kintaro on 15 February 2003, 16:39
Google.com have a bork version of there site.
Title: Opera Releases "Bork" Edition
Post by: Kintaro on 16 February 2003, 05:04
Actully i did my own spoof of the msn page a while ago.