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Opera isn't tracking our browsing habits. Anyone who pays for their data or is on a slow connection will benefit from the compression. That's why "anyone would bother". Nearly 3 million active users apparently "bothered". It's quite amusing to…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tofino i think we got it just fine. i guess we just don't see a point in having a 'light' browser when we have a full one. Speak for yourself. Apparently nearly three million people think differently.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Prof. Peabody Opera itself uses Acid 3 to tout it's superiority in it's own promotional materials and has or a long time. Opera has a history of throwing their Acid scores in everyone's face and making claims about ho…
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Quote: Originally Posted by DimMok Fat lady singing on this sum b'ich Nearly 3 million active iPone users. Yeah, singing indeed...
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Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage They seem to have made several efforts to ape iPhone conventions - and even attempt kinetic scrolling. Uh, that's how Opera Mini is on all platforms. Quote: But by avoiding Cocoa Touch, these are slig…
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Apparently a lot of people are using it frequently... The iPhone is a mainstream device, and most people don't care much about things that Apple fans might think are important.
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Quote: Originally Posted by zindako Have you used Opera on the iPhone? its freaking terrible. Not terrible, just different, and serves a different purpose than Safari. Quote: Originally Posted by skottichan Ummm... I just ran Acid3 on my…
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Quote: Originally Posted by floccus I can't believe some of you are saying nice effort. It's a poor effort if you want a usable browser. Sure, it can be faster than Safari under some circumstances, but the fact that it doesn't display pages cor…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Quadra 610 What's the point of this browser? Really. As Opera put it, it complements Safari and gives you faster browsing on slow connections. It doesn't replace Safari. Quote: Originally Posted by RicMac I ju…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider its weak performance in the Acid3 test demonstrates that it doesn't correctly support web standards You are kidding, right? You are comparing a mini-browser with the engine on a server to full browse…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Glockpop WebKit is pretty much the only mobile browser engine anyone uses. Firefox has Fennec, but its pretty scarce. Pocket IE is absolutely terrible. Opera has a small share and renders pretty roughly, as the photos …
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Quote: Originally Posted by macFanDave I went to my favorite web site and Opera Mini forced me to the mobile version of the page. On Safari, I can choose between the regular web version and the mobile. How is that Opera Mini forcing you? It's…
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Quote: Originally Posted by pmz This is one app that sucks horribly. Nothing about it is good, at all. Apart from the instant back navigation, superior tabbed browsing, text search on pages, fullscreen surfing, etc.? Come on, if you can't find…
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Quote: Originally Posted by synagence Opera could have made itself relavent again with this release onto such a prevalent platform (60%+ of mobile browser market) 60%? Uh, no. Opera has about 30% market share in the mobile browser market, wher…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AsianBob Everyone is complaining about the lack of pinch-to-zoom. That's fine and all, since you're used to that on Safari. But I have to wonder if leaving this out was a term of agreement for Opera to be approved in…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse I am, as I predicted, shocked that they approved this, for the security concerns alone There are no security concerns. Opera doesn't spy on its users. I mean, it has been around for more than a decade and…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jaypres This mini is bad. No, it just serves a different purpose than browsers like Safari and Opera Mobile.
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Quote: Originally Posted by DaveGee Opera send all of your web browsing requests to a 'middle man server' that they operate.. This does not allow for any form of 'secure connections' to be made... Actually, the communication between the Opera …
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Quote: Originally Posted by palegolas Interesting. I wonder if Opera had to sign a special agreement to ensure that the communication processed by Opera's servers is handled securely and with the users' personal privacy taken seriously. Opera …
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider Opera Mini uses the company's own browser engine rather than WebKit, which is used by Safari. This results in many pages not rendering properly, or not in the original page's standard fonts. Huh? So Web…