Opera denies Google takeover talk
Friday, 16. December 2005, 13:40:11
Opera dismisses Google takeover talk as rumor
Rumors stem from blog posting by former Yahoo exec
By James Niccolai, IDG News Service
December 16, 2005
Opera Software has not been approached by Google about a possible acquisition, an Opera spokesman said Friday, dismissing rumors that Google is eyeing a takeover of the Norwegian browser company.
"These are just rumors. We have not been approached," said Tor Odland, communications director for the Norwegian company Opera.
The rumors appear to have stemmed from a blog posting Tuesday by Pierre Chappaz, a former head of Yahoo's European operations. "According to a source who is usually well informed, Google is close to acquiring the Opera browser," he wrote in his blog in French.
Rumors stem from blog posting by former Yahoo exec
By James Niccolai, IDG News Service
December 16, 2005
Opera Software has not been approached by Google about a possible acquisition, an Opera spokesman said Friday, dismissing rumors that Google is eyeing a takeover of the Norwegian browser company.
"These are just rumors. We have not been approached," said Tor Odland, communications director for the Norwegian company Opera.
The rumors appear to have stemmed from a blog posting Tuesday by Pierre Chappaz, a former head of Yahoo's European operations. "According to a source who is usually well informed, Google is close to acquiring the Opera browser," he wrote in his blog in French.
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