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Opera Settles $12.75m Lawsuit, But with Whom?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the wouldn't-you-like-to-know dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to a press release from Opera Software ASA, they have settled legal claims with an international corporation resulting in payment to Opera of net USD 12.75 million. The interesting bit is that the international corporation is unknown. Dagbladet speculates that Microsoft is paying up. They reason it has something to do with this."

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  1. Slashdotted - pay up by GatorMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    In related news, OSDN/Slashdot to pay 'cost of loss' for the disrepectful way in which, after posting a link to Opera's site, the server melted in less than 8 comments.

  2. Re:Great by Sheepdot · · Score: 4, Funny

    ..as opposed to the browser (internet explorer) with no paying customers but a streamlined interface.

    So streamlined and easy to use that it installs all sorts of fun tools without any of those silly, annoying, installation confirmation steps.