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FieryIce Luigi Level: 119      Posts: 3463/4161 EXP: 18758138 For next: 171153 Since: 12-18-08 From: Chicago Since last post: 188 days Last activity: 2 days
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Well, there goes a good browser.
How do the Opera users here feel about that? :/ |
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Tina Beep boop Level: 79 Posts: 1508/1549 EXP: 4471580 For next: 107887 Since: 08-10-07 Since last post: 3.4 years Last activity: 3.4 years
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Tiden Disgusting human being, just awful Level: NaN Posts: 6378/-6493 EXP: NaN For next: 0 Since: 07-03-07 Pronouns: they/them Since last post: 4.1 years Last activity: 3.6 years
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legacyme3 "In short, legacyme3 does horrible things to people, and I don't think anyone else on Jul should be exposed to him, no matter how decent of a person he pretends to be." I don't normally ban for offsite behavior but you're a whole level of terrible. Level: NaN  Posts: 1480/-1694 EXP: NaN For next: 0 Since: 06-01-11 Since last post: 9.0 years Last activity: 3.8 years
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I don't use Opera, so this affects me very little.
I just have to laugh at one thing. One of my best friends use the browser. Now, even though I probably shouldn't, I am going to rub it in his face. Just because. I already disliked Facebook. This only makes me dislike it more. ____________________ What Would Leggy Do? |
paulguy Green Birdo Level: 93  Posts: 2187/2294 EXP: 8032321 For next: 20489 Since: 09-14-07 From: Buffalo, NY Since last post: 9.7 years Last activity: 9.7 years
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Paulguy's Post configuration I think they're trying to just get in to as many markets/industries as possible to try to show investors that they aren't peaking (or more currently, taking a nice roller-coaster ride to the poor-house.) and that they have some idea up their sleeve.
It's possible they do and they'll come up with something crazy that brings more people in, but my estimate is that they've pretty much done as much as they can do, and that their market is fully saturated, and they're having trouble growing further, which is certainly a problem for investors coming in now. I don't imagine Facebook is really going to completely fail any time soon. I think they're just scared after making the terrible mistake of going public while at a peak, and that they'll miss out on a few yachts and jets and houses. It just seems to be like they're struggling and overreacting to the situation. Rather than being content with having a lower value in the public market, they just want more more more. ____________________ |
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dotUser From the Grave Level: 91  Posts: 1462/2357 EXP: 7427557 For next: 41355 Since: 10-20-10 Pronouns: she/her From: a particularly peculiar tiny store's back shelf Since last post: 34 days Last activity: 6 days
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Well, now I know I am getting rid of opera mobile soon. Oh well. Not a huge loss. ____________________ Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger |
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Darkdata Ruins!? ♥ Level: 103  Posts: 2647/2892 EXP: 11445990 For next: 25416 Since: 07-04-07 Since last post: 202 days Last activity: 10 days
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Goodbye Opera Mobile.
When this happens, I'll have to let you go. 
You were a great phone browser. ____________________ |
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Zero One 5170    And as we fall the spirit carries on, That a hero'll come and save us all, As we call the ones we left below, We all dream of the day we rise above Level: 129  Posts: 3969/5173 EXP: 24571555 For next: 478099 Since: 05-24-10 From: Delta Quadrant Since last post: 1.6 years Last activity: 130 days
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Nicole Disk-kun Level: 146  Posts: 6036/6469 EXP: 38284560 For next: 228734 Since: 07-07-07 Pronouns: she/her From: Boston, MA Since last post: 78 days Last activity: 1 day
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This doesn't make much sense to me- I mean, if they want to make a "social browser" or whatever ok fine, but I don't understand why they'd buy Opera to do so- wouldn't it be easier to just fork one of the open-source browsers that are out there? It's not like Facebook doesn't have programmers... ____________________ Nicole - LV 121 - EP 19821533 |
devin Yoshi i'm mima irl Level: 112  Posts: 2568/3519 EXP: 14931863 For next: 406342 Since: 04-29-08 Pronouns: any From: FL Since last post: 306 days Last activity: 3 days
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Notice "might be looking to buy". There's no indication that this is a deal yet, or that Facebook is even the most likely candidate for a buyout.
That said, supposing they actually did buy Opera, I'd probably continue using it provided that it doesn't get all kinds of Facebook branding and stupid built-in Facebook integration and all that. It seems like they'd probably be focusing mainly on the mobile browser anyway. ____________________ Photo by Luc Viatour |
Nksor Beezo Level: 46  Posts: 437/478 EXP: 662945 For next: 48829 Since: 04-27-11 Pronouns: they/them From: olympia, wa Since last post: 3.6 years Last activity: 3.6 years
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>mfw users are going  about this
I'm an Opera user, but I'm not overly upset nor surprised by this. It'll still be a great browser; and although the ethics of the company may change or there may be some data-mining Facebook shit on there, I'm assuming that it won't be any more intrusive than Google Chrome's features. Hell, Facebook might even breathe some new life into a browser that has remained rather unpopular to the mainstream for its entire lifetime. |
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paulguy Green Birdo Level: 93 Posts: 2188/2294 EXP: 8032321 For next: 20489 Since: 09-14-07 From: Buffalo, NY Since last post: 9.7 years Last activity: 9.7 years
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Paulguy's Post configuration Chrome's data mining can be disabled, and chromium lacks it completely. Hopefully for people who use Opera, this'll be an option. ____________________ |
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krutomisi 2480   Level: 94  Posts: 1957/2481 EXP: 8265419 For next: 91238 Since: 02-01-10 Since last post: 241 days Last activity: 181 days
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hey maybe it'll take opera back to its roots as an advertisement riddled browser nobody wants to use ____________________ |
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Rick M'Lord, there's a knife in your head! Level: 152  Posts: 5900/7540 EXP: 43721539 For next: 580121 Since: 02-15-10 From: Maine Since last post: 6 days Last activity: 6 days
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| Cue backwards updating, allowed spyware, and excessive Facebook add-ons for Opera in three...two...one... :/ ____________________ _______________________ | 5900 | 14100 | 832 | 18 |  |
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Lyskar 12210 -The Chaos within trumps the Chaos without- Level: 192  Posts: 11294/12211 EXP: 99320572 For next: 552999 Since: 07-03-07 From: 52-2-88-7 Since last post: 7.4 years Last activity: 7.3 years
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