The maker of the third-most popular Web browser, Opera, is furious with Microsoft as Opera claims that certain portions of its new version of the MSN portal are incompatible with the Opera browser.
MSN`s local portal, MSN.co.za, is not Opera-compliant, since an advert for Windows XP - which is supposed to drop down with a mouse-over - blocks out most of the menus and top news. It also failed validation by the W3C`s validation tool, meaning that it does not conform to the W3C`s Internet document standards.
"Opera Software ASA issued a strong rebuttal to Microsoft`s latest statements regarding the browser lockout on Microsoft`s MSN portal," states a press release from Opera, released on Friday. "Microsoft`s marketing department continues to spread inaccuracies to various media sources, while Opera users are still denied equal treatment on MSN."
Microsoft South Africa was contacted by ITWeb regarding the problem on MSN.co.za and says the matter will be looked into.
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