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MSN: Bork bork bork.

The Bork edition of the Opera Web browser behaves differently on one Web site: MSN. When you visit that site, the browser translates it into the language of the Muppet Show’s Swedish Chef.
Dylan Tweney

Opera Software announced today that they’re releasing a special version of their web browser. This version is in response to problems using Opera on MSN — apparently, the site was constructed deliberately to not work with Opera.

The Bork edition behaves differently on one Web site: MSN. When you visit that site, the browser translates it into the language of the Muppet Show’s Swedish Chef.

“Hergee berger snooger bork,” said Mary Lambert, product line manager desktop, Opera Software, in a press release. “This is a joke. However, we are trying to make an important point.”

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