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Most Expensive JavaScript Ever?

Posted by Soulskill on from the not-their-best-work dept.

ekran writes "A while ago Opera Software needed more servers. Not just a few servers either — they were planning Opera Mini's growth, implementing Opera Link, and My Opera was also growing quickly. Most of the major hardware vendors grabbed their specs and came back with offers and sample servers shipped all the way to Oslo for testing. One of the biggest vendors, however, did not do their homework. They shipped the server, but when the Opera sysadmins started up the web-admin interface, they were met with a JavaScript statement that managed to piss off the whole company including the CTO. The script, apparently, locked out the Opera web-browser."

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  1. ok so the company lost money... by sulfide · · Score: -1, Troll

    But since they are insignificant in the browser market I'd probably do the same thing. This is a lame piece of news, companies blow larger deals on much sillier situations than this. It's just Opera trying to drum up some users.

    1. Re:ok so the company lost money... by peterbye · · Score: 0, Troll

      It's not even humorous, just makes him look like a dick

  2. Microsoft's fault by muyla · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm quite sure microsoft did it to make them switch to IE...

  3. From +1 INFORMATIVE now down to 0 INFORMATIVE? lol by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Amazing... see my subject-line, & the moderation scores on my initial posting bouncing like a rubber ball... lol!

    From +2 INFORMATIVE

    To +1 INFORMATIVE

    To 0 TROLL

    To +1 INFORMATIVE

    To 0 INFORMATIVE...

    LMAO! Amazing...

    APK

    P.S.=> Keep it up, blow those mod points downmodders, because sooner or later? YOU RUN OUT OF THEM, & that's when the REAL FUN begins + where I will just use facts (above & beyond what's in my initial post) to utterly destroy & discredit the "down modder", big-time (of course, that assuming the worms will come out of hiding, & they usually don't but... when they do? LMAO... well, you know (truth sets you free))... apk

  4. Re:So who was it ?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    And how much of it was just phantom assets created by the huge bubble that recently burst?

    About the same percentage of real assets as it was in the rest of the fucking world where exactly the same bubble burst. I know you're a little slow but, think about it. It'll probably hit you as you're getting on the short bus tomorrow.

    Oh, and seeing as you are in such a rush to show your ignorance, how about learning to close your html tags correctly, if you want to be taken seriously in the future, idiot.