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Does anyone here have experience with Opera? How is it for daily use?

by Dutchie2020 7y ago

xnyan 7y ago
Just FYI, opera was sold in 2016 to a consortium called Qihoo 360. Do your own research but there have been concerns raised in as to some of their operations, and i think many of the concerns about chrome now apply to opera as well.
- Dutchie2020 7y ago
  Thx, didn't know that, Qihoo seems pretty shady indeed.
  - jaclaz 7y ago
    In theory (and as always YMMV) the heir of Opera is Vivaldi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivaldi_(web_browser) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivaldi_(web_browser)
- karma20 7y ago
  Qihoo has also employed dark patterns to push deceptive security practices around its own browser [1]: > When you attempt to install other browsers, the 360 Safe Guards will allow the browser to be installed but will then popup saying not to let it become the default browser. > When users of 360 Safe Guards run a check of their system, if they don't have the 360 browser installed it will give them a failing grade. If the user chooses another security software to protect their failing grade browser, the Safe Guards say no. Also interesting is a statement by Opera on the 2016 acquisition [2]: > The transaction would give Opera access to the extensive internet user base of Kunlun and Qihoo in China as well as the financing and other support of the Consortium that would allow for the full potential of the Company to be realized. At the same time, Kunlun and Qihoo would be able to cross-sell their products and services to the Opera user base, and benefit from Opera’s leading mobile advertising platform. [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20150723081728/http://www.digital-dd.com/qihoo-browser-war https://web.archive.org/web/20150723081728/http://www.digita... [2] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/02/chinese-tech-firms-circle-opera-with-820-million-buyout-bid https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/02/chine... (can't find a direct link)
opiuse 7y ago
I love it for the following reasons: -Supports Chrome extensions -Excellent native features including Ad blocking, VPN, and messaging support -Fast and low memory usage -Draws battery power at about the same or lower rate than Safari on my 12" MacBook Every few months I experiment with switching over to Safari or Chrome again, but haven't found any good reason to do so.
Dutchie2020 7y ago
How about Vivaldi?
- jaclaz 7y ago
  oops, just replied to your previous post mentioning it, never mind.
- rasz 7y ago
  Take current JS heavy Gmail, now imagine that Gmail team rewriting Chrome UI in JS, that is Vivaldi today, some operations take _seconds_, you can see windows slowly draw in front of your eyes.

Does anyone here have experience with Opera? How is it for daily use?

Just FYI, opera was sold in 2016 to a consortium called Qihoo 360. Do your own research but there have been concerns raised in as to some of their operations, and i think many of the concerns about chrome now apply to opera as well.

Dutchie2020 7y ago
Thx, didn't know that, Qihoo seems pretty shady indeed.
- jaclaz 7y ago
  In theory (and as always YMMV) the heir of Opera is Vivaldi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivaldi_(web_browser) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivaldi_(web_browser)
karma20 7y ago
Qihoo has also employed dark patterns to push deceptive security practices around its own browser [1]: > When you attempt to install other browsers, the 360 Safe Guards will allow the browser to be installed but will then popup saying not to let it become the default browser. > When users of 360 Safe Guards run a check of their system, if they don't have the 360 browser installed it will give them a failing grade. If the user chooses another security software to protect their failing grade browser, the Safe Guards say no. Also interesting is a statement by Opera on the 2016 acquisition [2]: > The transaction would give Opera access to the extensive internet user base of Kunlun and Qihoo in China as well as the financing and other support of the Consortium that would allow for the full potential of the Company to be realized. At the same time, Kunlun and Qihoo would be able to cross-sell their products and services to the Opera user base, and benefit from Opera’s leading mobile advertising platform. [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20150723081728/http://www.digital-dd.com/qihoo-browser-war https://web.archive.org/web/20150723081728/http://www.digita... [2] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/02/chinese-tech-firms-circle-opera-with-820-million-buyout-bid https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/02/chine... (can't find a direct link)

opiuse 7y ago

I love it for the following reasons: -Supports Chrome extensions -Excellent native features including Ad blocking, VPN, and messaging support -Fast and low memory usage -Draws battery power at about the same or lower rate than Safari on my 12" MacBook Every few months I experiment with switching over to Safari or Chrome again, but haven't found any good reason to do so.

Dutchie2020 7y ago

How about Vivaldi?

jaclaz 7y ago
oops, just replied to your previous post mentioning it, never mind.
rasz 7y ago
Take current JS heavy Gmail, now imagine that Gmail team rewriting Chrome UI in JS, that is Vivaldi today, some operations take _seconds_, you can see windows slowly draw in front of your eyes.