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Re: Opera GX Gaming Browser

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Post by blairbeckwith »

I actually really love the idea of browsers tailored towards specific segments. They were made before the dangers of always-on social were super apparent, but I loved the idea of Flock and Rockmelt when they initially came out.

Re: Opera GX Gaming Browser

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Post by hellotomyrars »

I really loved Opera before it became chromium based but I do still like opera. They've integrated a lot of nice features which makes it a more compelling offering than chrome without any additional add-ons.

I also think that setting resource limits for the browser is a good feature.

I do not see why this needs to be broken out as a separate browser for #Gamers though. I guess it might help them gain market share because it's "new" but I think it's more likely to cause a lot of eye-rolling instead.

Re: Opera GX Gaming Browser

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Post by sandoooo »

hellotomyrars wrote: post #3

I really loved Opera before it became chromium based but I do still like opera. They've integrated a lot of nice features which makes it a more compelling offering than chrome without any additional add-ons. I also think that setting resource limits for the browser is a good feature. I do not see why this needs to be broken out as a separate browser for #Gamers though. I guess it might help them gain market share bec…

it's for market segmentation for advertisers. This way they can sell aggregate data and ad impressions that's targeted to a very specific and profitable segment.

Like google's 'flocks' concept, but maybe less moving pieces.

Re: Opera GX Gaming Browser

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Post by Klinky »

hellotomyrars wrote: post #3

I really loved Opera before it became chromium based but I do still like opera. They've integrated a lot of nice features which makes it a more compelling offering than chrome without any additional add-ons. I also think that setting resource limits for the browser is a good feature. I do not see why this needs to be broken out as a separate browser for #Gamers though. I guess it might help them gain market share bec…

You might check out Vivaldi, created by one of the founders of Opera Software. Has a ton of UI customization options built-in.

https://vivaldi.com/

Re: Opera GX Gaming Browser

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Post by aspenmayer »

sandoooo wrote: post #4
hellotomyrars wrote: post #3

I really loved Opera before it became chromium based but I do still like opera. They've integrated a lot of nice features which makes it a more compelling offering than chrome without any additional add-ons. I also think that setting resource limits for the browser is a good feature. I do not see why this needs to be broken out as a separate browser for #Gamers though. I guess it might help them gain market share bec…

it's for market segmentation for advertisers. This way they can sell aggregate data and ad impressions that's targeted to a very specific and profitable segment. Like google's 'flocks' concept, but maybe less moving pieces.

This FLoC?

https://github.com/jkarlin/floc

Re: Opera GX Gaming Browser

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Post by [deleted] »

aspenmayer wrote: post #7
sandoooo wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

it's for market segmentation for advertisers. This way they can sell aggregate data and ad impressions that's targeted to a very specific and profitable segment. Like google's 'flocks' concept, but maybe less moving pieces.

This FLoC? https://github.com/jkarlin/floc

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Re: Opera GX Gaming Browser

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Post by surround »

Klinky wrote: post #5
hellotomyrars wrote: post #3

I really loved Opera before it became chromium based but I do still like opera. They've integrated a lot of nice features which makes it a more compelling offering than chrome without any additional add-ons. I also think that setting resource limits for the browser is a good feature. I do not see why this needs to be broken out as a separate browser for #Gamers though. I guess it might help them gain market share bec…

You might check out Vivaldi, created by one of the founders of Opera Software. Has a ton of UI customization options built-in. https://vivaldi.com/

It’s also Chromium based
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