Comments on: The usage of the Opera browser grew by 67% in 2006 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html A blog covering the latest buzz on the Opera browser and its competition. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:04:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Asa Dotzler http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-30589 Asa Dotzler Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:24:55 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-30589 Chris, I haven't been involved in QA for years. - A Chris, I haven’t been involved in QA for years.

- A

]]> By: largo3 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-30266 largo3 Sat, 20 Jan 2007 10:02:22 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-30266 Opera browser is great, but don't work with Flash on Linux. However reading web pages without flash in browser is so faster them with it. Opera browser is great, but don’t work with Flash on Linux. However reading web pages without flash in browser is so faster them with it.

]]> By: Grey http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-30173 Grey Sat, 20 Jan 2007 00:16:43 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-30173 Judging from the comments he made it seems Asa <em>can</em> behave adequate (if he wants). How about migrating that over to your own blog, too? I bet Less people would complain if you'd use adequate tone. Nice that you are moving in the Opera direction, Asa :) Judging from the comments he made it seems Asa can behave adequate (if he wants).
How about migrating that over to your own blog, too? I bet Less people would complain if you’d use adequate tone.

Nice that you are moving in the Opera direction, Asa :)

]]> By: Chris http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-30032 Chris Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:12:40 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-30032 Asa is clearly desperate to dig up some dirt on his competitors. Firefox has had more security holes than IE lately, which is bad publicity, so now he tries to make up stories about Opera to fend off criticism about Firefox. Why is Asa so busy paying attention to his competitors instead of doing his job; proper QA so that future Firefox releases aren't as terrible as the latest updates have been? Asa, try to spend less time obsessing over Opera, and more time improving your own product. Asa is clearly desperate to dig up some dirt on his competitors. Firefox has had more security holes than IE lately, which is bad publicity, so now he tries to make up stories about Opera to fend off criticism about Firefox.

Why is Asa so busy paying attention to his competitors instead of doing his job; proper QA so that future Firefox releases aren’t as terrible as the latest updates have been?

Asa, try to spend less time obsessing over Opera, and more time improving your own product.

]]> By: Eddie http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29991 Eddie Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:47:17 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29991 Well, if it's its any consolation, I *do* love you all too. :) Well, if it’s its any consolation, I *do* love you all too. :)

]]> By: Asa Dotzler http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29979 Asa Dotzler Fri, 19 Jan 2007 03:23:32 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29979 OK. Thanks for the explanation. I've seen that with caching before. Maybe you could put a notice in your template next to the Post a comment title. - A OK. Thanks for the explanation. I’ve seen that with caching before. Maybe you could put a notice in your template next to the Post a comment title.

- A

]]> By: Daniel Goldman http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29954 Daniel Goldman Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:14:37 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29954 Asa, before the Blake Ross interview made it to Digg, I enabled the cache on the blog (I use WP-Cache). I know there's a problem (bug) with the cache plugin I use, which displays the incorrect username like what happened with you, but I have no other choice but to use it during high volumes of traffic. But rest assured, it wasn't a bug with Firefox. :) Asa, before the Blake Ross interview made it to Digg, I enabled the cache on the blog (I use WP-Cache). I know there’s a problem (bug) with the cache plugin I use, which displays the incorrect username like what happened with you, but I have no other choice but to use it during high volumes of traffic.

But rest assured, it wasn’t a bug with Firefox. :)

]]> By: Eddie http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29952 Eddie Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:13:09 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29952 I saw that bug when Daniel first moved OperaWatch from the blog host he had at the beginning. Haven't seen it since though. I saw that bug when Daniel first moved OperaWatch from the blog host he had at the beginning. Haven’t seen it since though.

]]> By: Eddie http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29950 Eddie Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:08:54 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29950 Thanks for listing them out for me Asa- it's a nice trip down memory lane. Good times, good times. "congratulations to opera" lol... bravo good sir! Thanks for listing them out for me Asa- it’s a nice trip down memory lane. Good times, good times.

“congratulations to opera”

lol… bravo good sir!

]]> By: Asa Dotzler http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29948 Asa Dotzler Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:05:36 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29948 That was odd. I've either stumbled on a bug in the site or a bug in Firefox. The name and website field were filled in with Eddie's information. - A That was odd. I’ve either stumbled on a bug in the site or a bug in Firefox. The name and website field were filled in with Eddie’s information.

- A

]]> By: Eddie http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29947 Eddie Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:04:35 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29947 You guys are great. I love you all. You guys are great. I love you all.

]]> By: Eddie http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29946 Eddie Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:01:54 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29946 Correction- I think it was the "opera moving in the firefox direction" post. Regardless- although the headlines are "true" and Asa and Dan both have the right to put up whatever the heck they want, I just thought was a pot/kettle/black moment myself worthy of some ribbing. Correction- I think it was the “opera moving in the firefox direction” post.

Regardless- although the headlines are “true” and Asa and Dan both have the right to put up whatever the heck they want, I just thought was a pot/kettle/black moment myself worthy of some ribbing.

]]> By: Eddie http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29945 Eddie Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:57:45 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29945 The headline I had in mind was the "opera continues to follow firefox’s lead" one. It's the word "continues" that I thought was misleading in that case. But in any event, I didn't mean any offense by it. I felt that headline was misleading because, like a certain someone recently said, Firefox has stolen ideas from Opera as well as Opera stealing ideas from Firefox (that's my perspective on the outside of both camps looking in). Your headline doesn't take into account the bigger picture any more than Daniel's. And "misleading" may not be the best word.. I apologize to all for using it -I should have just went with biased (or maybe "narrowly scoped?"). The headline I had in mind was the “opera continues to follow firefox’s lead” one.

It’s the word “continues” that I thought was misleading in that case. But in any event, I didn’t mean any offense by it. I felt that headline was misleading because, like a certain someone recently said, Firefox has stolen ideas from Opera as well as Opera stealing ideas from Firefox (that’s my perspective on the outside of both camps looking in). Your headline doesn’t take into account the bigger picture any more than Daniel’s.

And “misleading” may not be the best word.. I apologize to all for using it -I should have just went with biased (or maybe “narrowly scoped?”).

]]> By: IceArdor http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29938 IceArdor Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:29:02 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29938 What is important is that even if Opera doesn't increase its overall % marketshare, it's still increasing its userbase. In today's world, more and more people are getting online... and obviously more people out there are choosing Opera. If Opera can help any of them get on the web, then Opera's done its job. What is important is that even if Opera doesn’t increase its overall % marketshare, it’s still increasing its userbase. In today’s world, more and more people are getting online… and obviously more people out there are choosing Opera. If Opera can help any of them get on the web, then Opera’s done its job.

]]> By: Frenzie http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29927 Frenzie Thu, 18 Jan 2007 23:22:01 +0000 http://operawatch.com/news/2007/01/the-usage-of-the-opera-browser-grew-by-67-in-2006.html#comment-29927 Asa, considering that this headline is about a certain percentual increase in Opera usage, just like Kelson, I would assume that Eddie mainly meant something like http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/archives/2006/10/firefox_2_milli.html Asa, considering that this headline is about a certain percentual increase in Opera usage, just like Kelson, I would assume that Eddie mainly meant something like http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/archives/2006/10/firefox_2_milli.html

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