Malisk Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 If this is true, then it has nothing to do with opera mobile or IE7, nor is opera any threat to IE's market share. This has everything to do with google. MS would buy it just so google can't have opera. :p Hehe, although I think the bang from Google's billion dollar affair with AOL to stop MS banged louder in that case ;) AOL may not be a too great company per se though, but I don't doubt they have huge resources, and Google may be using them better, heh Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960134 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mando Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 I smell cow-poop :yes: psst word on the street is that MS are buying the moon, as long as the man who lives there converts to WinXP. (just to remove Linux from Lunar operations) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 I dont think microsft is reeady to give up on their beloved IE Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960159 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmarE D Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Hehe, although I think the bang from Google's billion dollar affair with AOL to stop MS banged louder in that case I'd look into that AOL and Google deal a little closer. Google is pretty much screwed by doing that. Google will now have flashy AOL ads all over the site which is known for being nice and clean. That's one reason why soo many people like Google. People are going to stop using Google when that happens. Microsoft backing out in the last minutes and Google getting it could all have been planned by Microsoft so that Google screwed themselves over. All just my opinion on that of course. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapier Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 and up goes Opera's stock :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConfusedFusion Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 I doubt if this information is correct. :no: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopyaedoff Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Maybe MS will bye Opera and make it use the IE core like NS8 does. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 I smell BS. If MS did this, it would be as good as holding up their hands and admitting they couldn't engineer a decent browser themselves. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigapixels Veteran Posted December 23, 2005 Veteran Share Posted December 23, 2005 This can't be true. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels. Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 the news is popping up everywhere :s http://www.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&ie...tnG=Search+News Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigapixels Veteran Posted December 23, 2005 Veteran Share Posted December 23, 2005 the news is popping up everywhere :s http://www.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&ie...tnG=Search+News Ummm... There is only one related story to this... I wouldn't really consider that "everywhere." Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caetel Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Opera denies Microsoft takeover rumours Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambooo Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applicati...9,00.htm - End of thread Edit: d'oh! Beaten to it.. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960505 Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemania Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 I smell BS. If MS did this, it would be as good as holding up their hands and admitting they couldn't engineer a decent browser themselves. Maybe this has something to do with not allowing google to aquire Opera. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960521 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Opera denies Microsoft takeover rumours What I thought Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960528 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 I smell BS. If MS did this, it would be as good as holding up their hands and admitting they couldn't engineer a decent browser themselves. I completely disagree with that... it tells Mozilla, in my opinion, that they're serious about making IE better and stopping them browser share at 7.55%. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 I smell BS. If MS did this, it would be as good as holding up their hands and admitting they couldn't engineer a decent browser themselves. They did engineer a good browser, but they stopped developing it back in 2001, if they had continued to work on it they would not be in this mess. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 damn... there's no credible site that actually says what's true! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960705 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xp1ode Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 i kind of believe it, but only the part that it states that the major reason for purchasing the rights to Opera is because of the handheld market. If MS was to purchase opera i think they will gut the pc product and integreate its features to ie7 and obviously rebrand the hanheld product to stay the same way but with a MS look. I hope they didnt buy it tho, i just love my Opera, imo, there is nothing else like it, not firefox not IE6, not Maxthon. Opera is, for me, the best browser out right now... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RYFX Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 :wacko: :no: :wacko: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960731 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miran Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 damn... there's no credible site that actually says what's true! There is... If you read a few posts above you. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapier Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 damn... there's no credible site that actually says what's true! http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applicati...39243639,00.htm I'd believe them on this one. Opera isn't being sold off to anyone ! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 And so Microsoft has been working so hard on IE 7...why? This doesn't make sense, I smell BS. exactly what i was thinking, they showed off with all this IE7 Crap and now they come up with this.. (N) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiceCarpet Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 All I know is that they better not bolox it up, I just installed it like 5 mins ago and i'm loving it It owns the shiny pants of firefox. ( FireFox user for a longtime ) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960801 Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixml Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 denied already Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/411478-microsoft-to-buy-opera/page/2/#findComment-586960804 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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