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Opera getting more praises by bloggers

Published July 19th, 2006 11:11 PM EDT By Daniel Goldman

Tim ‘Junyor’ Altman did his version of Opera’s Opera Bits newsletter yesterday; here’s mine, but a shorter one.

Today I ran across some articles about the Opera browser.

The first one was a comparison between Opera 9, Firefox 2 beta, and Internet Explorer (IE) 7 beta 3 by Michael Muchmore, from Extreme Tech. In his review of these browsers, he gave a very fair review of Opera 9 (though not everyone agrees with this), and had lots of praises for it too. This review was covered on Digg, and received more than 200 comments.

The second one was an article by Ryan from CyberNet, who compiled a list of features that he would like to see in a ‘perfect’ browser. Like the previous article, this too was very positive about the Opera browser.

On the Nintendo side, Chris James from PocketGamer wrote about Opera’s Nintendo DS browser. His article gives a bit more insight on the Nintendo DS browser, which is due out in Japan next week on July 24th (and in Europe on October 6th), based on a Japanese video that appeared on YouTube.

The perception of the Opera browser by bloggers and browser users in general have changed significantly for the better ever since Opera removed the ads. Let’s keep it going.

Tomorrow I’ll post about an interview with the Chief Web Opener at Opera Software, David Storey.

P.S. Many readers have asked me about the Blake Ross interview. Blake told me he was a bit busy now, but that he’ll have it soon (hopefully).

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  1. 1 Pallab Jul 20th, 2006 at 2:15 am
    using Opera Opera 9.01 on Windows Windows XP

    Opera bits feaver is spreading :p

  2. 2 Limulus Jul 21st, 2006 at 5:46 am
    using Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4 on Ubuntu Linux Ubuntu Linux

    “The perception of the Opera browser by bloggers and browser users in general have changed significantly for the better ever since Opera removed the ads. Let’s keep it going.”

    Hmm… I can think of something that would earn it brownie points among *lots* of bloggers…

    Open source it :)

    Opera would have to adjust its business model accordingly, but then again, they had to do that when they removed the ads and its really helped, ne?

  3. 3 Guti Jul 24th, 2006 at 5:39 am
    using Opera Opera 9.01 on Windows Windows XP

    How can Extreme Tech say that Opera uses 53 MB of memory just started, and 52 MB with 6 tabs openeed?

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Q: What is Opera?
A: Opera is one of the most powerful Web browsers around. A Web browser is the program that allows you to view Web pages. Opera is well known for innovation for PC browsers and bringing the full web to mobile phones and devices.

Q: Is Opera free?
A: Absolutely free.

Q: Why should I download a browser? Doesn't my computer already come with one for free?
A: It's about getting more out of the time you spend on the internet. Opera is designed to be much faster than these browsers and gives you powerful features that the default browser lacks. Default browsers like Internet Explorer are also more likely to be subjected to dangerous software such as viruses and spyware.

Q: Will Opera keep me safe from fraudulent websites and malicious hackers?
A: According to Secunia, a respected firm that tracks security in browsers, Opera has the best reputation and track record when it comes to browser security. Keeping our users safe from security vulnerabilities, fraudulent websites, and malicious hackers is a top priority for Opera. Opera is maintained by hundreds of engineers, developers and security experts who are constantly looking to make the browser even safer.

Q: Doesn't Opera copy all of their features from other browsers?
A: Absolutely not. In fact, many of the features that are popular in other browsers today were invented and pioneered by Opera a long time ago. Opera invented the precursor to tabs (in 1994), Page Zoom (1994), was the first browser to block pop-up ads (2000), first to add a Search field in the browser toolbar (2000), Sessions (1996), deleting private data (2000), Mouse Gestures (2000), User JavaScript (2005), BitTorrent support (2005), Widgets (2006), Speed Dial (2007), and much more.

Q: Does Opera support extensions, such as those found in Firefox?
A: Much of the functionality provided through Firefox extensions is already built directly into Opera, so you don't have to download additional extensions in Opera. In addition, Opera is highly customizable and supports all standard plug-ins.

Q: Can I also use Opera on my mobile phone?
A: Yes. And your Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS or almost any connected device and mobile phones. Opera Mobile oftens comes preinstalled from the manufacturers, but if it doesn't you can install Opera Mini which runs on nearly all phones.

Q: This all sounds great, so how do I download Opera?
A: -- Opera on your computer
-- Opera Mini on your phone
-- Opera Mobile on your phone
-- or learn more about Opera at www.opera.com