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Opera did have a business model that worked monetizing the browser itself through sales - until smartphones fully supplanted feature phones.
by atdrummond 3y ago
Opera did have a business model that worked monetizing the browser itself through sales - until smartphones fully supplanted feature phones.
- Timon3 3y agoThat's not quite the full story. Since 2000 Opera showed ads if you didn't pay for it, and they removed those in 2005, a good bit before smartphones really started. In a way they were ahead of the curve, considering how popular ad-based models with optional removal purchases are these days.
- inemesitaffia 3y agoThe ads were still there as of last year in mini.