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Is 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.
The 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-...
Frankly the engadget headline here is as hyperbolic, if not more so, than anything The Register gets shit on for.
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Surely there aren't enough US based "power users" for it to matter.
I use Opera regularly, but I think many of the 'power users' preferred Opera 12 to the WebKit/Blink versions, as there was a feature cull during this transition. Vivaldi is the spiritual successor to Presto-based Opera. https://vivaldi.com/?lang=en
From a technological perspective, it seems quite different. One of Opera's great strengths was how "native" it felt on every platform, plus a full suite of Internet tools. This doesn't seem to do chat, email, bittorrent, etc.
I 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.
I 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.
May give Vivaldi a look. Made by many of the original Opera people. https://vivaldi.com/
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I use Opera regularly, but I think many of the 'power users' preferred Opera 12 to the WebKit/Blink versions, as there was a feature cull during this transition. Vivaldi is the spiritual successor to Presto-based Opera. https://vivaldi.com/?lang=en
Spiritual successor in the sense that it is highly customizable with lots of shortcuts? From a technological perspective, it seems quite different. One of Opera's great strengths was how "native" it felt on every platform, plus a full suite of Internet tools. This doesn't seem to do chat, email, bittorrent, etc.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I use Opera regularly, but I think many of the 'power users' preferred Opera 12 to the WebKit/Blink versions, as there was a feature cull during this transition. Vivaldi is the spiritual successor to Presto-based Opera. https://vivaldi.com/?lang=en
Spiritual successor in the sense that it is highly customizable with lots of shortcuts? From a technological perspective, it seems quite different. One of Opera's great strengths was how "native" it felt on every platform, plus a full suite of Internet tools. This doesn't seem to do chat, email, bittorrent, etc.
Spiritual successor in the sense it's targeted at power users, has aims to revive some of the classic Opera functionality, and because it's developed by ex-Opera personnel.
I'd recommend taking a look at the Vivaldi Wikipedia page for some of the background into how it came to be:
Is 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.
I 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.
May give Vivaldi a look. Made by many of the original Opera people. https://vivaldi.com/