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Posts tagged with "browser sniffing"

Google TV blocked. Imagine the protests if sites blocked other browsers than IE and Firefox!

Sunday, November 7, 2010 3:08:19 PM

google tv, google, discrimination, browsers ...

There's a story on Slashdot about how Hulu, NBC, and Other Sites Block Google TV. The summary includes a quote by one Lauren Weinstein:

Imagine the protests that would ensue if Internet services arbitrarily blocked video only to Internet Explorer or Firefox browsers!

Yes, imagine that. Imagine the massive protests. The world would be rallying around browsers that are being blocked.

Except that's not what's happening.

Google Instant works in Opera... if you work around Google's browser sniffing

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 10:00:14 PM

opera, open the web, google, browser sniffing ...

Google Instant is a new real-time search service from Google, which for some reason does not seem to work in Opera even though it supports all the other major browsers.

But on closer inspection, it turns out that it does work in Opera! All you need to do is to work around Google's browser sniffing and spoof as a different browser, as demonstrated by Bruce Lawson.