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Firstly a disclaimer: I'm not a user of Opera myself - I tried it back in the day but found some parts of the interface a bit unfriendly to my conditioned ways
by Digit-Al 11y ago
Firstly a disclaimer: I'm not a user of Opera myself - I tried it back in the day but found some parts of the interface a bit unfriendly to my conditioned ways (can't remember what now).
I'm a bit surprised by those saying they are now going to uninstall it because it is owned by a Chinese ad company. Firstly: did you actually read the article? The sale hasn't actually happened yet. The article clearly states
> the executives noted (several times in our interview) that it must still win shareholder approval and likely won’t close for several months.
Secondly: It seems to me that the Opera developers have earned a certain amount of 'benefit of the doubt'. Surely, if you support the browser and the developers then the best course is to keep using it and then when the deal goes through keep a close eye out for any evidence of the new owners trying to coerce the developers into abusing their users. It seems to me that the devs would be highly resistant to such proposals and that any attempt to force the matter could lead to one or more high level defections. I could be wrong though - but as users of the software: what do you think?
- cataflam 11y agoIt's not open-source, so you're essentially trusting a binary install with auto-updates. I was fine with it until now, not sure I will be if the sale goes through.
- bwat48 11y agoFrom what I've seen Opera seems pretty confident that they will remain an independent company operating out of Norway (and therefore subject to Norwegian privacy laws which are pretty strict). I probably wouldn't be too worried unless they move the actual development of the browser from Norway to China
- gsnedders 11y ago> I probably wouldn't be too worried unless they move the actual development of the browser from Norway to China It's already mostly in Poland.