Opera browser sold to a Chinese consortium for $600M
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Re: Opera browser sold to a Chinese consortium for $600M
#2Time to uninstall from my phone.
Re: Opera browser sold to a Chinese consortium for $600M
#3The Chinese company Kunqis failed to aquire Opera because it didn't get enough shareholder approval. Therefore this is the plan B, where Opera sells some assets, including the browser, to Kunqis.
Source: http://e24.no/boers-og-finans/opera-software/opera-gaar-for-...
Re: Opera browser sold to a Chinese consortium for $600M
#4Is Opera fairly popular in other countries? I have a feeling this won't go over well with a large portion of the U.S.-based power-users that use it...
Re: Opera browser sold to a Chinese consortium for $600M
#5Is Opera fairly popular in other countries? I have a feeling this won't go over well with a large portion of the U.S.-based power-users that use it...
It's very popular in countries and continents like India, Asia and Africa. Specifically on small, cheap phones.
Re: Opera browser sold to a Chinese consortium for $600M
#6Is Opera fairly popular in other countries? I have a feeling this won't go over well with a large portion of the U.S.-based power-users that use it...
It's very popular in countries and continents like India, Asia and Africa. Specifically on small, cheap phones.
Mainly the Opera Mini I think.
Re: Opera browser sold to a Chinese consortium for $600M
#7Is Opera fairly popular in other countries? I have a feeling this won't go over well with a large portion of the U.S.-based power-users that use it...
Surely there aren't enough US based "power users" for it to matter.
Re: Opera browser sold to a Chinese consortium for $600M
#8The Chinese company Kunqis failed to aquire Opera because it didn't get enough shareholder approval. Therefore this is the plan B, where Opera sells some assets, including the browser, to Kunqis. Source: http://e24.no/boers-og-finans/opera-software/opera-gaar-for-...
I wonder if this means that they own the Presto Layout engine too.
Re: Opera browser sold to a Chinese consortium for $600M
#9Time to delete Opera Link account, and uninstall the Mini :(
Re: Opera browser sold to a Chinese consortium for $600M
#10I really like using Opera on Linux. It is the only full featured browser that has good, scalable UI and touch input support. And builtin adblocking + "battery saver mode" (developer version only) are really good additions. However, I do not trust Chinese companies with my data, I will need to switch to Firefox soon.