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Opera 15 Preview for Windows and Mac with Chromium Engine Released

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Re: Opera 15 Preview for Windows and Mac with Chromium Engine Released

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I didn't test this one, but the new mobile version of Opera is horrible. I like Opera very much and I just can't believe they released this mobile version (also take a look at the latest reviews: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opera.brow... ). It feels like Opera is having a very hard time to keep its head above the water.

It drowned a long time ago, we just get to see its corpse bobbing around every now and then.

Re: Opera 15 Preview for Windows and Mac with Chromium Engine Released

#15
I don't get it. Maybe i misremember but I thought Opera was a feature rich browser with an email client, widgets and a bunch of other stuff.

Now mail has been shunted into its own product. I don't see widgets. It really looks and feels like a skin for Chrome and nothing more which makes me wonder what the point is. If I want Chrome I will use Chrome.

OK, this is a preview but the news doesn't suggest any of these old features are coming across.

Re: Opera 15 Preview for Windows and Mac with Chromium Engine Released

#18

Anybody know whether they plan to stick with Chromium or will switch to Blink in the future?

Yes. :) By sticking with Chromium, Opera will automatically start using Blink when Chromium starts using it.

Ha! Right, I meant Webkit in the OP, but that answered my question anyway. Thanks!

Re: Opera 15 Preview for Windows and Mac with Chromium Engine Released

#19
Opera used to Pack all the features of a browser and email and more into a 15MB downloadable exe. Now the browser itself is 25MB already

This is Chrome. I was hoping for Tab Overflow? No Drop Down list of Open Tabs.

They kept it like Opera, which means no H.264 support.

Basically that means i am sticking to Firefox.

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