Opera is the best Browser you have never heard of

October 30, 2009 · by Espen André Øverdahl

At least according to Associated Content who writes:

Introducing Opera, a super fast lightweight web browser. Opera is an incredible web browser. It has become my favorite for surfing the web. I cannot believe how few people actually know it exists. Especially when so many people surf the web on it every day.

Good to hear that Opera's getting more and more acknowledged.

Readers' comments 42

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AdrianFriday, October 30, 2009 1:51:12 PM
TamilFriday, October 30, 2009 1:52:35 PM
http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Happy.gif -
kiyokoFriday, October 30, 2009 2:29:13 PM
yay~
Rafael LuikFriday, October 30, 2009 3:07:53 PM
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AngelikiFriday, October 30, 2009 3:11:25 PM
"Good to hear that Opera's getting more and more acknowledged."

absolutely! and very much deserved!!
KarenFriday, October 30, 2009 3:11:45 PM
w00t!
Charles SchlossFriday, October 30, 2009 3:44:25 PM
http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Happy.gif -
Jaenne AbbyFriday, October 30, 2009 3:46:26 PM
me and opera dont get a long sumtimes
deluminathorFriday, October 30, 2009 3:51:54 PM
"lightweight web browser"? Well, comparing to other browsers I wouldn't tell Opera is lightweight
Charles SchlossFriday, October 30, 2009 4:14:18 PM
Originally posted by deluminathor:

Opera is lightweight

check out the file size and what you get with Opera
IKokeFriday, October 30, 2009 5:56:49 PM
d4rkn1ghtFriday, October 30, 2009 6:16:42 PM
random414Friday, October 30, 2009 6:37:31 PM
Originally posted by deluminathor:

Well, comparing to other browsers I wouldn't tell Opera is lightweight

Opera 10.01 >> 6.6 MB
Firefox 3.5.4 >> 7.6 MB
Safari 4 >> 27.3 MB

Plus you won't find in any other browsers as many out of the box features as in Opera.

"Opera is the best Browser you have never heard of!"
L2D2Friday, October 30, 2009 7:52:10 PM
Yay Opera! Have the button on my Wall in Facebook now. Hope it entices more people to try Opera.
zoqueteFriday, October 30, 2009 8:03:27 PM
es: El Opera es el mejor navegador web en el mundo entero.
de: Opera ist der beste Seitenbetrachter auf der ganzen Welt.
en: Opera is the best web browser in the world.
cz: Opera je nejlepsi webovy prohlizec na svete.
sk: Opera je najlepsi webovy prehlidac na svete.
ru: Oпера является самым лучшим браузером на мире

Espero que ahora queda claro para todo el mundo
Hoffentlich, ist dies jetzt für jedermann klar.
Hopefuly now is this clear for everybody now.
Doufam, ze ted je to jiz jasne kazdemu.
Dufam, ze teraz je to uz jasne kazdemu.
надеюсь, это теперь для каждого ясно

'< auuuuuuuuuuuu

history of opera in images
ZodiusFriday, October 30, 2009 8:04:00 PM
Yup, definitely fast and lightweight! Good job, guys!

Now, let's make "never heard of" part go away with some nice ad campaign
Charles SchlossFriday, October 30, 2009 8:07:09 PM
I have the Opera button as a note on facebook
Daniel HendrycksFriday, October 30, 2009 9:05:59 PM
Andy WilsonFriday, October 30, 2009 9:30:51 PM
deluminathorFriday, October 30, 2009 10:23:05 PM
@random414:
I agree Opera installation file size is relatively small while the variety of its functionalities is awesome. And it's a browser which perfectly meets my requirements. However, I disagreed with the label 'lightweight' thinking about Opera size in memory when it's running. All this great stuff (Mail, IRC client, Notes, Link, Unite etc.) need RAM of course and it makes Opera an Integrated Web Experience Environment rather than a Lightweight Web Browser. This is what I thought about above.

PS What is a purpose of all those comments with a single emoticon as the only content? Each post on any of the Opera blog is succeeded with this spam (yes, for me it's just spam as it doesn't bring any valuable content). As a result it's hard to follow a discussion in comments because it's filled with those emots. I know it's nice to leave sth after reading so the blog authors know how people feel about the information but a single emoticon looks rather infantile. IMHO.
Andy WilsonSaturday, October 31, 2009 1:56:39 AM
It's my way to show approval and it's what I choose to do.

Just because you disagree with it does not mean it's wrong or somehow I will not put an emoticon because YOU think it's infantile.

I must have not read "How and when to use emoticons". How's that for content.
Theungu59Sunday, November 1, 2009 3:30:38 AM
Nice and goodluck
GomezkvSunday, November 1, 2009 5:19:10 AM
yep!! it up & fantastic OOOOO
GomezkvSunday, November 1, 2009 5:20:05 AM
Kai OckendorfSunday, November 1, 2009 8:08:47 AM
Opera is the best browser of the world & the coolest one too
Md Mahadi hasanSunday, November 1, 2009 10:57:28 AM
hi
abhraproSunday, November 1, 2009 6:05:33 PM
Originally posted by deluminathor:

(yes, for me it's just spam as it doesn't bring any valuable content)

totally agree with you,but i think this is the practice here and you will not be able to change it
GomezkvMonday, November 2, 2009 3:03:47 AM
Don't be serious about valuable content.
Yes, just practice here and will be develop later...
Hieu FighterMonday, November 2, 2009 10:31:51 AM
I like opera but there are some websites that do not load correctly such as livemocha.com
Adhy Permadi SenaenTuesday, November 3, 2009 12:37:32 AM
yes! O
PurdiTuesday, November 3, 2009 11:43:52 AM
Originally posted by deluminathor:

However, I disagreed with the label 'lightweight' thinking about Opera size in memory when it's running.

This is wrong. Opera IS lightweight, including its memory handling. It perfectly adopts to the system.

All this great stuff (Mail, IRC client, Notes, Link, Unite etc.) need RAM of course and it makes Opera an Integrated Web Experience Environment rather than a Lightweight Web Browser.

Wrong. Those additional features don't use any noticeable amount of memory unless you actually USE them. So yes, Opera IS a LIGHTWEIGT WEB BROWSER by default.
PurdiTuesday, November 3, 2009 11:44:26 AM
Originally posted by pthhieubilly:

I like opera but there are some websites that do not load correctly such as livemocha.com

Livemocha works fine here.
Daniel HendrycksTuesday, November 3, 2009 10:19:53 PM
@Purdi
Please quit trolling.
Marcius da Silva da FonsecaThursday, November 5, 2009 3:38:46 AM
things about opera I like:
* integrated e-mail client (my favorite feature )
* integrated "cloud computting" via Opera Link
* integrated bittorrent support
* Awesome look and feel

things I hate about opera
* why the f***ing hotkeys should be diferent of the rest of the world???
* why the Opera Link don't store the e-mail contact list too???

so... opera is getting there, but still a long way to go through...
PurdiThursday, November 5, 2009 3:19:37 PM
It doesn't have a long way to go according to what you actually write, sfmarcius.
GomezkvSaturday, November 7, 2009 2:09:52 AM
Yes, simply O and do developing ...is real life of our WORLD of WEB BROWSER...CHEER!!!!!!!!!!!

Of course on mobile phone is Free and the Winner of Cellphone App...GO!! Aheard

Komez
Matt GeeSunday, November 8, 2009 7:53:31 AM
I think that Opera doesn't get a lot of respect, for one thing. Some computer mags just leave it out of any tests that are done of other browsers. But when their readers sound off the mags then say something about Opera. Opera 10 is fantastic and I can't wait for the next versions in the future.
ɥʇɐǝp ɟo ssǝɔuıɹdWednesday, November 11, 2009 2:14:19 PM
I seriously get crazy proving how OPERA is way better than any browser. Especially in other online forums where there are polls in which is better and OPERA is not in the list.

In my country, less than a thousand people knows about the existence of OPERA and only a hundred use OPERA (this is only an estimate based on my observation during college and highschool).
Charles SchlossFriday, November 13, 2009 5:58:36 PM
You can contact sites to ask them to fix the bugs that prevent Opera from being allowed in
bpmSunday, November 15, 2009 6:57:48 AM
things I hate about opera
* why the f***ing hotkeys should be diferent of the rest of the world???

Well, you can change them. To be just ordinary, or completely, massively, as much as you want - even having typed words as gestures. Which is pretty good.
AlexisThursday, November 19, 2009 11:12:51 PM
Cool! Now the challenge is to make more people hear about Opera.
Charles SchlossThursday, November 19, 2009 11:43:25 PM
I have been wearing my Opera hat every day and today I wore my BrOwse me shirt and someone asked me what oepra.com was and I told them it is the site for a web browser