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Opera Releases "Bork" Edition

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the something-in-the-meatballs dept.

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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  1. Good idea! by Some+Bitch · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Can we have an anti-goatse version? Maybe one that brings up a page saying 'Hello Slashdot newbie, you have been linked to some sick shit by someone, trust us when we say you do NOT want to look.'

  2. Re:standards? by epsalon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Oh, but it is! As the msn.com site does not pass validation, it can be treated any way the browser chooses.

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  3. To all the naysayers... by ndogg · · Score: 5, Insightful

    For all those who called this "childish" or "unprofessional" or "juvenile" or any such names--firstly, RTFA, and secondly, lighten up, they didn't put this in their main version. It's a special purpose, no-other-good-use offshoot of the main version. You can still download the regular Opera without this "feature." If they did put this in their main version, then I would agree with all of you, but they didn't. This is merely a parody, no worse than any portrayed on Saturday Night Live. In a month or so, we'll all have had our laugh, and forgotten the entire event.

    So, if I may so repeat myself, lighten up!

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  4. Re:I love this by cel4145 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That's great!

    But I think what we really need is a show of solidarity. Mozilla and Safari, among others, should release a Bork edition asap.

  5. Re:I love this by Moloch666 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think what this does in my mind is give Opera some personality. You know there are real people there. With this light on things people may be more inclined to actually buy Opera. They will know their money is going to a group of real people, not some dirty money grubbing corporation. It's just a thought on things, I like Opera maybe I'm partial, or that I'm just a little hungover.

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