Opera denies Microsoft takeover

by admin December 26, 2005 at 7:12 pm

Opera has denied the latest takeover rumor spreading across the Internet, saying that it has not had approaches from Microsoft or anyone else.

Rumors surfaced on Friday that Microsoft is close to completing a takeover offer for the Norwegian browser vendor, having outbid Google.

“Our phones have been ringing off the hook,” a representative for Opera said Friday. “But it’s not true. We have not been bought, and we have not received any offers. It’s just a rumor, like the Google rumor last week.”

Full story: CNET News.com