Inside Opera Belarussian style

September 7, 2011 · by Aleksander Aas

Onliner.by is one of the largest digital lifestyle magazines in Belarus. With over 40% of Belarusians using Opera we welcomed the opportunity to show them around Opera HQ. The result is an amazing two part story that features more pictures and stories than I think we ever shared on Choose Opera.

Opera Software. Not hardware.

Why where they here? Well Opera has an amazing 45% market share in Belarus. Largely because of our amazing Russian speaking community, they sure do love browsers in Belarus! If you want and read Russian, check out our Russian community on My Opera!

Meteorite incoming. Dinosaurs are trembling. No, just kidding. This illustrates Opera Mini usage globally.

In part one we have our very own EspenAO. As well as pictures from all over the office.

"The fish was this big!"

The reception.

The following part two features even more pictures from the offices and an interview with Opera CEO Lars Boilesen among others. IT also talks a little bit about the future of Opera for your TV.

The most important device at Opera.

Mission for the day: Find the company secret on the wall.

Got any questions from the pictures? Let us know!

Readers' comments 34

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TamilWednesday, September 7, 2011 11:20:34 AM
Originally posted by Aleksander:

"The fish was this big!"

Originally posted by Aleksander:

Got any questions from the pictures?
What is inside these bags?
Francis Adu-GyamfiWednesday, September 7, 2011 11:53:20 AM
Originally posted by Tamil:

With over 40% of Belarusians using Opera

I wish Opera had 40% market share in Ghana . Anyway, market share was still gained last month, I hope it continues.
ClashCityRockerWednesday, September 7, 2011 11:56:52 AM
Hmm, can I see references to Opera 12 Hardware Acceleration on that whiteboard????

Interesting....
D1sasterp1eceWednesday, September 7, 2011 12:05:16 PM
Got any questions from the pictures?

Yeah. Are you looking for a communications engineer? I wanna come work for you after I graduate.
Yeni SetiawanWednesday, September 7, 2011 12:33:57 PM
Picture number 5, is that a coffee maker?
I want to work in an office that provide coffee maker. Currently I have to brought my own coffee machine
Charles SchlossWednesday, September 7, 2011 12:50:09 PM
read this yesterday via the google translate link
didoWednesday, September 7, 2011 2:36:39 PM
I'm ready to work for OPERA even if all i'm gonna do is COFFEE!
hussein ousmaneWednesday, September 7, 2011 2:59:19 PM
Its amaizing
d4rkn1ghtWednesday, September 7, 2011 2:59:38 PM
OPERATORWednesday, September 7, 2011 3:11:02 PM
Where is your library ?
modemjunkieWednesday, September 7, 2011 4:03:18 PM
Opera infiltrated 10 years ago-

http://is.gd/q7B76g

So you don't have to drill down through the album, start here

http://is.gd/SIJdd5

Len
herschelle mankameWednesday, September 7, 2011 4:45:11 PM
WOW ITS so Easy too Use
Nahuel SanchezWednesday, September 7, 2011 5:49:07 PM
Please! Talk about me to the receptionist
herschelle mankameWednesday, September 7, 2011 6:14:12 PM
HA!
Uncle MickWednesday, September 7, 2011 9:35:21 PM
Got any questions from the pictures?

How exactly do you interpret the Opera Mini map?
Cutting SpoonWednesday, September 7, 2011 10:22:35 PM
IMG2: How long does it take to charge up the orbital cannon?
AsiresThursday, September 8, 2011 8:24:19 AM
Originally posted by clashcityrocker:

Hmm, can I see references to Opera 12 Hardware Acceleration on that whiteboard????

Nope. No news about development (from Haavard etc) - that's new Opera politics.
xpghostedThursday, September 8, 2011 4:17:35 PM
Internet high-five!
PavelThursday, September 8, 2011 6:16:00 PM
Actually the correct name of the country - BELARUS, and therefore the title must sound like Inside Opera Belarusian style
Peter & Elizabeth (Love & Wonder)Thursday, September 8, 2011 7:07:26 PM
Belarus - once again - proves that the Opera browsers are a huge hit! I am very glad to see Opera growing, and seeing a bit of Opera's business inside closed doors was very interesting. I am truly a fan of the Opera Software brigade - and, I'm glad to be among the many satisfied users of their software. Recently, a survey was done over here in the States regarding browsers - their level of security, as well as speed. Mozilla Firefox was in first place - can you believe it? The browser that US radio host Kim Komando said to never use! When something crashes in their browser, a yellowish-white background arrives on the screen, with a sick-looking plug-in icon - and a message that reads: "Well... this is embarrassing... ". Opera did place in the top 5 of the browsers; alongside of Safari, and some newer repackaged upstarts like 'Netscape'. I was shocked, and appalled to see IE 9 rate higher than Opera, and I believe it was third place (!). Stay the way you are, Opera - innovative, and marching to the beat of your own drummer; while providing your users with a cutting-edge, tactile browser. As your company wrote about the Opera browser: "I'll shout it from the rooftops!"
xxigbFriday, September 9, 2011 2:25:35 AM
I like it here!
starlibyaFriday, September 9, 2011 7:54:41 AM
DMjonoSunday, September 11, 2011 1:50:10 PM
woouh.. keren.. I like it.
Setiadi DjamariFriday, September 16, 2011 6:03:01 PM
nembeh sinau but ilike it its veri good:yikes:
Peter & Elizabeth (Love & Wonder)Monday, September 19, 2011 6:07:30 AM
I just tried the Dolphin browser for mobile... very nice, with similar features to Speed Dial, but, I am still partial to what I call my "Opera Twins" - Opera Mini, for when I'm stuck in a 2G/3G environment - like, in a grocery store (haha); or, Opera Mobile - for when I want a richer Internet experience in Wi-Fi, or, in 4G (4G is still in very limited areas here in the United States, but, when experienced - WOW). Opera still does it for me.
ChrisMonday, September 19, 2011 10:31:27 AM
Originally posted by Asires:

No news about development (from Haavard etc) - that's new Opera politics.
New? Opera has NEVER published roadmaps or anything like that. Nothing new here.
Cutting SpoonMonday, September 19, 2011 4:58:52 PM
Funny that Haavard just dropped in the ES5.1 support announcement. And there are things you can always see by reading between the lines. For example since the new OperaTV SDK includes some WebGL support, they have probably gotten closer to Hardware Acceleration support for Opera Desktop on Linux. You need to be patient and pay attention because Opera will never be like Firefox. (And maybe that's a good thing)
Andrzej BlazejewskiFriday, September 23, 2011 9:16:09 AM
I Like Opera
prakash jadhavFriday, September 23, 2011 12:02:26 PM
i am loving opera
Renato GonçalvesSaturday, September 24, 2011 12:34:40 PM
Why do not you invest in open media (TV)? Brazil is a country with continental dimensions and a great market open to growth of the Opera. A few seconds of advertising would be very efficient. Appearing at sporting events like soccer and volleyball and also in social actions are much appreciated by people. The browser is great, but most people usually have a slight knowledge of computing. As a result always use the default browser that comes with OS.
Cutting SpoonSaturday, September 24, 2011 5:17:35 PM
Renato, have you looked at sports.opera.com ? They could certainly push the mobile presence even deeper with little effort. Solid desktop penetration is more difficult to achieve, would probably require advertising similar to what Firefox and Chrome have had.
ChrisThursday, October 13, 2011 9:19:38 AM
Originally posted by hellspork:

Funny that Haavard just dropped in the ES5.1 support announcement.
Huh?
Cutting SpoonSaturday, October 15, 2011 2:35:49 AM
Long story short, I was right.

But I am unsubscribing this topic because dialogs belong in testing feedback and the forums.
ChrisWednesday, October 19, 2011 8:16:10 PM
You were right about what?