David Berlind, a blogger with ZDNet, just posted his video interview with Opera’s Thomas Ford. Berlind visited Opera’s booth at the Digital Life consumer electronics show in New York City this past weekend.
In the video Thomas Ford talks about the new Opera Mini 4 browser.
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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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David Berlind seemed kind of ignorant. I don’t think he realizes that Opera Mini is a lightweight browser designed to be used on nearly every cellphone out there, not just a single, high-end one, the iPhone. A better comparison would be Opera Mobile if he wants Youtube/Javascript/etc.
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I also think that he is under the mistaken beleif that the “zoom” and “desktop” view was actually Pioneered by Opera Mobile!
Thomas Ford was probably trying to not start a fanboy war or sound like a whiney “but… but we came up with this first… Really!” and just tried to avoid it. Unfortunately he left it sounding like Mini and Opera are just also rans.
I wish I could send him the Cnet video first showing Mobile years ago and maybe he’ed change his tone.
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Ugh.
Bringing the iPhone experience yadda yadda…
Apple are even better than Microsoft (or Mozilla) for looking at what others do and managing to say “We innovated” and making people buy it.
Terrible.
That said there’s no excuse for someone who makes a big deal on his page of being in tech news since 98 of having nary a clue what he’s talking about.
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pdf viewer??
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@pdf viewer
It shouldn’t be too hard, if just the Mini server converted it to HTML first. Would be a nice additional feature.
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“we don’t have a pdf viewer but … ” but what?
Maybe has Mini Team any work in progress about this (like html version of pdf pages in google) .. they can’t talk about? Intriguing