"Change operating system or change bank", that is the message Swedish Linux-users of the internet bank Skandiabanken gets after the newest upgrade of the bank's software. Skandiabanken is part of the Skandia group ( www.skandia.com )

Skandia is one of the world’s leading independent providers of quality solutions for long-term savings.

Skandia is active in some 20 countries on four continents. Europe is the base, and the largest markets are Great Britain and Sweden. Skandia is also active in Australia and in selected growth markets in Asia and Latin America.

We offer products and services that meet our customers’ needs for savings solutions and financial security in various phases of life. By concentrating on our core competencies – fund selection, concept development, and market support & service – we can offer our customers high quality, freedom of choice and value for money.

Since 2006, Skandia is a member of the Old Mutual Group, an international financial services group offering a wide range of products and services in savings and asset management. Old Mutual was founded 1845. Its head office is in London and the group has approximately 47,000 employees.

Now, what really makes me doubt the technical competence of the engineers, is that customers contacting the bank in frustration gets a fairly simple message. Use the User Agent Switches in Firefox to identify the computer as windows.

This makes me very glad I'm using the Norwegian savings bank Sparebanken Møre ( www.sbm.no ) and not Skandiabanken, who knows when they will pull the same stunt in Norway as they did in Sweden. I know I would follow their suggestion and change bank.