 Opera Is Now 100% Free!, All ads removed |
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 Sep 21 2005, 07:20 PM
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Privileged Member  Group: Members Posts: 535 Joined: 14-February 05 From: Oslo, Norway Member No.: 3,759  |
Yesterday, Opera became totally free, and the ads are now removed from the browser!
They have just renewed a contract with google, and therefore, they decided to remove the banner. They are now trying to get more people using the browser, and they've obviously found a better way to earn the money. They will maybe grow as fast as Firefox did, who knows? It is the worlds fastest browser (Yes, faster than Internet Explorer AND Firefox), and it is even more secure than firefox. As firefox, Opera supports tabbed browsing and pop-up blocking, and integrated search possibility. There is even a built-in POP/IMAP built-in client there. Check the key features in Opera Full list of features http://www.opera.com/ |
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Sep 21 2005, 07:57 PM
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Privileged Member Group: Members Posts: 535 Joined: 14-February 05 From: Oslo, Norway Member No.: 3,759 |
Oh just a small addon to the first post:
You will have to re-download Opera if you already have it, if you want to remove the ads. |
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Sep 21 2005, 08:05 PM
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Mankie Group: Members Posts: 762 Joined: 22-July 05 From: New Delhi, India Member No.: 9,746 |
I dont think that it is faster than firefox...I've used firefox and opera both and I have noticed the difference in loading of the pages in both...firefox was better than opera...I dont say that opera is not good but somehow I never liked its interface and I have always loved Firefox and after that IE...most of the people must be thinking that why I chose IE..and the only reason behind chossing IE is that it is still the most used browser in this world and also most of the sites are still made keeping IE in the mind...now as far as the reason behind making OPERA ad-free is that they want to compete with Firefox...because everyone know how fast the firefox is picking up and they are left way behind...even if they are older players.
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Sep 21 2005, 08:38 PM
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A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 4,081 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Linix, DOS and Windows…the good, the bad and the ugly Member No.: 9,787  |
I've used Mozilla (Firefox) for about 6 months now and really enjoyed it.
I've downloaded a copy of Opera and I'll try that for a while to see how it goes. Thanks for the tip... |
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Sep 21 2005, 11:10 PM
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Newbie [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 21-September 05 Member No.: 12,116 |
i don't think opera is compatible with all web pages, and how secrue it is? the tabbed window is great, and so is the popup blocker, but they can be turned off right?
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Sep 22 2005, 03:47 AM
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Privileged Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 936 Joined: 14-April 05 From: West Chester, PA Member No.: 5,636 |
No Opera is considered the fastest browser and it is compatitble with all websites. They abide by the same standards as Firefox so if a page is written only for IE it would look funny in Opera as well as Firefox since they abide by W3C standards unlike IE. I use all three of those browsers to test sites that i design to ensure compatibility but many do not which is unfortuante for us webpage viewers
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Sep 22 2005, 04:03 AM
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Privileged Member Group: Members Posts: 523 Joined: 6-March 05 Member No.: 4,187 |
What is Opera. I have no idea. I know there is a person named Opera. But what are you guys talking about. I have no idea.
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Sep 22 2005, 05:06 AM
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"Betsuni" Group: Members Posts: 1,023 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Japan Member No.: 5,445 |
Hmmm...looks like I may give Opera another try. I used to use it a few years ago but the ads were a bit too much for me to continue using it. I really like the new version and the fact that I can customize the look.
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Sep 22 2005, 05:25 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,161 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Brisbane, QLD Member No.: 6,818 |
QUOTE(fffanatics @ Sep 22 2005, 01:47 PM) They abide by the same standards as Firefox. Opera does for the most part but it also has some slight differences in its interpretation of what the standards mean. Opera also has included more support for CSS3 than other browsers so far. I like Opera and use it for my email and webmail browsing, but prefer Firefox due to its more advanced extensibility. But like you, I use a variety of browsers for testing. |
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