Opera holds the web's most valuable secret

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Post by andyking » Mon, Nov 08, 2010, 3:41 PM UTC

Opera holds the web's most valuable secret
theregister.co.uk

Re: Opera holds the web's most valuable secret

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Post by zitterbewegung » Mon, Nov 08, 2010, 4:08 PM UTC

It sort of begs the question will opera still be relevant in a few years down the line as rendering on phones gets cheaper and faster.

Re: Opera holds the web's most valuable secret

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Post by axod » Mon, Nov 08, 2010, 4:10 PM UTC

In summary, Opera does proxying and caching for its mobile browser.

The article does very little to tell us why that's 'valuable' or indeed a secret.

Re: Opera holds the web's most valuable secret

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Post by aw3c2 » Mon, Nov 08, 2010, 4:10 PM UTC

Opera Mobile will be released for Android tomorrow. I can't wait to finally have a great browser on my phone (the tab limitations of the default one make it unusable for me. All alternatives have major faults or drawbacks). http://www.opera.com/mobile/next/

Re: Opera holds the web's most valuable secret

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Post by stygianguest » Mon, Nov 08, 2010, 4:13 PM UTC

But what to do with such a cache? Build a new search engine to compete with google? I sincerely hope they will do that, but it cannot be easy. That said, if you have the cache, you might as well try.

By the way, what about online banking etc. They are introducing yet another weak point by playing the middle man.

Re: Opera holds the web's most valuable secret

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Post by atlbeer » Mon, Nov 08, 2010, 4:14 PM UTC

axod wrote: post #3

In summary, Opera does proxying and caching for its mobile browser. The article does very little to tell us why that's 'valuable' or indeed a secret.

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Re: Opera holds the web's most valuable secret

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Post by axod » Mon, Nov 08, 2010, 4:18 PM UTC

atlbeer wrote: post #6

axod wrote: post #3

In summary, Opera does proxying and caching for its mobile browser. The article does very little to tell us why that's 'valuable' or indeed a secret.

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Yes, I read that. Care to summarize?

Re: Opera holds the web's most valuable secret

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Post by gaius » Mon, Nov 08, 2010, 4:19 PM UTC

axod wrote: post #3

In summary, Opera does proxying and caching for its mobile browser. The article does very little to tell us why that's 'valuable' or indeed a secret.

RIM does too. But it doesn't have the ability and/or the inclination to swap out ads.

Re: Opera holds the web's most valuable secret

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Post by dtf » Mon, Nov 08, 2010, 4:24 PM UTC

Opera Mini on the iPhone 4 is a pretty bad experience. Hope they get time to update it soon.

Re: Opera holds the web's most valuable secret

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Post by ohyes » Mon, Nov 08, 2010, 4:31 PM UTC

axod wrote: post #7

atlbeer wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Yes, I read that. Care to summarize?

You build an ad network that 'performs arbitrage on competing ad networks'. Opera makes money on the margin that potential advertisers save. This works because Opera controls the pipeline from web to phone.