Chinese Opera

[lancis]

Opera browser will be sold to Chinese tech companies according to Bloomberg.
It is once again that time of year when you have to start the search for alternatives.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-10/opera-software-gets-agreed-takeover-offer-valued-at-1-2-billion

 

[fahadsaleem]

Ching chong about to rock...

 

[Alex456]

This are some bad news for me, i have been using Opera MINI for 8 yers, it wass the only browser theat will handle all my needs in 500MB of trafic.

 

[lancis]

There is a new browser in town. Following the long tradition of weird names it was called https://vivaldi.com.
The company behind the browser is surprisingly also named Vivaldi and its co-founder is the ex-CEO of Opera Software.

The browser is currently in Beta, but it works like a charm. Actually, I'm writing this post from Vivaldi and experiencing only a slight inconvenience (still not used to it).

Pros:
- European company (wave hi to NSA)
- Made for power user - most of the customization I could remember from the old Opera are there
- Incognito mode working (launch as "vivaldi.exe -incognito")
- WebKit based - no compatibility problems with 99% of the Internet
- Good team with proven experience

Cons:
- GUI built with modern technologies (node.js and React) - interface feels very slow comparing to Opera/Chrome
- Raw - still in beta

All in all, I like it.
I would love it once they fix the GUI.

 

[Deleted member 913590]

I make extensions for Opera and it's a very good browser. It's Chrome based.

 

[Capo Dei Capi]

What is so wrong with it being owned by a chinese company?

 

[NoGameNoLife]

What is so wrong with it being owned by a chinese company?

Could be nothing but I prefer the things to stay where they are and use Opera as my secondary browser where (hopefully) google spy tools can't reach me

 

[lancis]

What is so wrong with it being owned by a chinese company?

I'm not sure how to put it correctly... Opera will be full of spyware, or spyware will be full of Opera?