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How is any of this new? I mean it's cool, but we already have most of those features with Firefox and extensions.
by jadar 8y ago
How is any of this new? I mean it's cool, but we already have most of those features with Firefox and extensions.
- outime 8y agoYou can have almost anything through extensions and that doesn’t disqualify built-in alternatives such as this.
- lmkg 8y agoI don't use Nu-Opera, but when I used classic Opera the main selling point for me was not needing extensions. I have neither the time nor the expertise to curate extensions and stay up to date with new browser trends. Built-in features mean that I'm only trusting one entity rather than entrusting my privacy to a half-dozen individuals or small teams, it means that there is a stronger guarantee of maintenance and not breaking, there is a stronger guarantee of inter-op, and when something breaks I have one place to complain to rather than wondering if it's an obscure interaction between three pieces of quasi-independent software. The overall experience was much more seamless than what it would take to collect the equivalent set of feature into Firefox. ... the "trusting one entity" was a big part of the sell for me originally, and it a big part of the reason not to use Opera anymore. The company was purchase by a Chinese investment firm, which I'm a little light on details but seem to recall them being heavily invested in advertising.