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Microsoft Behind $12M Opera Settlement

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the thats-a-whole-lotta-bread dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to CNET it has been confirmed that Microsoft is behind the $12 million dollar payment to Opera (speculated earlier here). The payment was to avoid legal action over interoperability issues with Opera's web browser and Microsoft's MSN portal. On at least three separate occasions, Opera has accused Microsoft of deliberately breaking interoperability between its MSN Web portal and various versions of the Opera browser--charges that the software giant has repeatedly denied."

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  1. No Way! by ObSean · · Score: 1, Funny

    Microsoft repeatedly break compatability of one of their sites with another browser? Say it ain't so!

    1. Re:No Way! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Is there any other browser?

  2. Opera by Scoria · · Score: 1, Funny

    it may not be necessary to pay SCO $699 to keep using Linux

    It's not over until the fat lady sings, you bastards.

    Sincerely,

    D. McBride

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  3. Re:Follows the trend by senzafine · · Score: 2, Funny

    This all comes out of petty cash for them.

    I wonder if their petty cash vault is larger than their "in case we get sued" vault.

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  4. The new business model by EaterOfDog · · Score: 5, Funny

    1 Write good software
    2 Wait for MIcrosoft to steal it or disable it
    3 Profit!

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  5. Re:Follows the trend by eyeye · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why did the EU fine them in australian dollars?

    To rub it in by making them go to the Bureau D'change?

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  6. Re:Follows the trend by lachlan76 · · Score: 2, Funny

    We can fix that - Everyone must have at least 10 hours of linux experience to be allowed to use the internet. No-one will go back after 1 hour, but let's make sure. Let's see how well Microsoft can gear up when Linux owns both the server *AND* desktop market.

  7. Not confirmed... by d3bruts1d · · Score: 4, Funny
    Last I checked, it had not been confirmed that MS is the one who paid the money to Opera Software. Bust since I read it on the internet, it must be true.
    "Reached by phone, Opera executives refused to name the company involved in the settlement or describe the nature of the legal claims, citing a confidentiality agreement."
  8. Favoritism? by Kragg · · Score: 2, Funny

    IE's dominance has also created fallout for Web standards, because Microsoft delivers the Web to roughly nine out of every 10 people who use it.

    I wonder what it delivers to the other 1 in 10?

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  9. Longhorn == UNIX + Windows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    They are going to building UNIX in to Windows...
    bought pieces of rights from sun and sco

  10. Re:Answer IBM, HP and all the others by nigel_atkinson · · Score: 3, Funny

    I spent the last few years building up immunity to technology patents. (groan)