They weren't even tabs when Opera invented them. It just had a toolbar at the bottom, see here: http://i.imgur.com/bURNJ.gif http://i.imgur.com/bURNJ.gif This

They weren't even tabs when Opera invented them. It just had a toolbar at the bottom, see here: http://i.imgur.com/bURNJ.gif http://i.imgur.com/bURNJ.gif This is the ad-supported version 5, you had to enter a key to remove them. Prior versions were shareware. StarOffice had a similar idea but they made an effort to show where they were drawing inspiration from: http://i.imgur.com/fiQ5c.jpg http://i.imgur.com/fiQ5c.jpg (For those who are wondering, yes LibreOffice is its legacy.)