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Microsoft Behind $12M Opera Settlement

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday May 25, 2004 @12:10AM 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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The new business model by EaterOfDog · 2004-05-25 00:35 · Score: 5, Funny

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

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Crushing my karma one post at a time.
Not confirmed... by d3bruts1d · 2004-05-25 00:51 · 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."