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> At least, there's no Facebook browser yet. But hey, it might happen as well. They should buy Opera and open source it :) No idea if that makes any sense for
by deno 14y ago
> At least, there's no Facebook browser yet. But hey, it might happen as well.
They should buy Opera and open source it :)
No idea if that makes any sense for Facebook from the business point of view, but it’d be really cool. And they definitely can afford it.
EDIT: Now that I think about it, Facebook getting their own browser makes a lot of sense. They have a real chance of pulling off the mythical Social Browser.
Opera already has an extensive email client which they could integrate with Facebook Messaging, they have widget system which would also fit nicely with Facebook apps. Opera was always about integrated experience, full functionality out of the box, and Facebook could take it to the next level.
- vasco 14y agoIf people talk about the Chrome botnet I can only imagine what would be said of a facebook browser.
- balakk 14y agoHELL no. Please keep Opera private, play your open source wars with other browsers.
- geon 14y ago> They should buy Opera and open source it :) No need to buy anything. Webkit is free.
- daeken 14y agoErr, Opera isn't Webkit based at all. It runs on their own custom, proprietary layout engine.
- SquareWheel 14y agoI think geon knows this, but is saying that Facebook could just build their own Webkit browser for free rather than having to buy a layout engine.
- dazbradbury 14y agoWas this the start of the current rumour?! http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/25/facebook-could-be-looking-to-buy-opera/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/25/facebook-could-be-looking...
- deno 14y agoIt’s most likely just a coincidence, but it was very eery seeing that post on the frontpage just a day after I’ve made that comment. I’ve googled "Facebook+buy+Opera" that day to see if anyone had similar idea. The top story was something mentioning Facebook Opera in a literal sense, as an emotional roller coaster about some random privacy issue. 15 hours later, it’s all about the rumors. So weird! :)
- dazbradbury 14y agoYep - I saw the headline and immediately thought back to your comment. And after reading the article, I wasn't convinced they had any substantive evidence. Either they thought the same thing independently or they simply crafted a news story from your comment!