I just uninstalled last week’s Opera weekly build in order to install this week’s new public build. After uninstalling it I noticed something new — an exit survey. You can check out the survey for yourself.
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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
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Filled it out
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That’s quite a long survey.
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Only with MSI installer I guess? I downloaded, installed and un-installed todays weekly (Classic Installer) and didn’t get the survey.
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Nice! Filled it out.
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I took it.
“How easy to use is Opera” should have been worded simply as “Ease of use” or some other assertion or statement. All the other survey items state/assert a feature or item then ask a question. This one asks a question then asks a question.
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Will the results be published?
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Filled it out, hmmm I wouldn’t have noticed a survey since I always run the latest build regardless…
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NOOOOOOOOO!! Who put Clear button next to submit!? I thought Opera has good web designers who know that this button should never exist outside status-204 forms!
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Is it only me who find it a bit awkward that question number 2 is:
“Why do you use Opera instead of another browser?”.
But what? You get this survey while you are uninstalling? Why do they think automatically that you are using it over something else since you are uninstalling it? I quit the survey already there since I felt it didn’t apply.
- ØØ -
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I never uninstall
Confer http://www.opera.com/survey/new/
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Are they only interested in the answers of people who uninstall Opera?
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Hmm, the first two questions in 1.3 are mashed - when I select an answer in the second one, the first one is deselected.
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Øyvind Ø, the answer to the first question “why are you uninstalling?” (which is not shown) was “Upgrading”. So the question about why I use Opera makes sense.
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My first question was the “How easy to use” q. To quote Eddie above:
I guess that answers “How well does this work in Opera”, huh!
Not so easy to use, or understand.
Also, I had to use my Firefox Web Developer extension to get to choose more than 3 checkboxes for the multiple answer questions (just disable Javascript temporarily) Go Firefox
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I found three different surveys:
Uninstall: http://www.opera.com/survey/uninstall/
New install: http://www.opera.com/survey/new/
Upgrade: http://www.opera.com/survey/upgrade/
However, I tried also to install and uninstall the latest weekly, but I saw nothing related to these surveys.
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I felt a bit limited with only being able to pick three answers on the multiple choice.