NEWS> Swedish Muppet Operatic Performance on MSN Website
- From: Gleason Sackmann <gleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: NetHappenings <nethappenings@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 08:34:46 -0600
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From: "David P. Dillard" <jwne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 04:45:28 -0500 (EST)
This very humorous OPERAtic performance of Swedish Muppetization of MSN
web information masks a very serious problem of disinformation games
played as a technique in waging corporate competition internet games and
game plans by giants in the field like Microsoft.
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Internet Advertising Report
February 14, 2003
Brk! Brk! Swedish Chef Sings Opera to Microsoft
By Thor Olavsrud
<http://www.internetnews.com/IAR/article.php/10792_1584361>
Norwegian browser maker Opera Software Friday enlisted the aid of the
Muppet Show's Swedish Chef to cook up a little payback against Microsoft
for alleged sleights against Opera users.
Opera, which two weeks ago said Microsoft was feeding Opera users a faulty
style sheet when they visited the MSN Web site, has created a special
version of its Opera 7 for Windows browser, the Bork edition, which is
nearly identical to the normal version of Opera except when the user
visits the MSN site. The Bork edition transforms the MSN site into the
language of the Swedish Chef.
"Hergee berger snooger bork," said Mary Lambert, product line manager
desktop, for Opera Software. "This is a joke. However, we are trying to
make an important point. The MSN site is sending Opera users what appear
to be intentionally distorted pages. The Bork edition illustrates how
browsers could also distort content, as the Bork edition does. The real
point here is that the success of the Web depends on software and Web site
developers behaving well and rising above corporate rivalry."
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Full Story May be Read at the URL Above.
Sincerely,
David Dillard Research Librarian
david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ECP RingLeader
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jwne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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