Comments on: Opera CEO fires board members before getting fired http://www.forevergeek.com/2007/06/opera_ceo_fires_board_members_before_getting_fired/ Nerds are for Dorks Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:15:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: johnnysaucepn http://www.forevergeek.com/2007/06/opera_ceo_fires_board_members_before_getting_fired/comment-page-1/#comment-36221 johnnysaucepn Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:00:37 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/news/opera_ceo_fires_board_members_before_getting_fired.php#comment-36221 Not true - a lot of Opera's revenue comes from desktop searches, same as Firefox. Not true – a lot of Opera’s revenue comes from desktop searches, same as Firefox.

]]> By: John http://www.forevergeek.com/2007/06/opera_ceo_fires_board_members_before_getting_fired/comment-page-1/#comment-36173 John Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:46:08 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/news/opera_ceo_fires_board_members_before_getting_fired.php#comment-36173 Opera's revenue comes from the embedded browser market (Cell phones, game consoles, etc.) The desktop browser (though it came first) is just window dressing any more... Opera’s revenue comes from the embedded browser market (Cell phones, game consoles, etc.) The desktop browser (though it came first) is just window dressing any more…

]]> By: Griffith http://www.forevergeek.com/2007/06/opera_ceo_fires_board_members_before_getting_fired/comment-page-1/#comment-36168 Griffith Thu, 21 Jun 2007 02:48:45 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/news/opera_ceo_fires_board_members_before_getting_fired.php#comment-36168 At the time that Opera became free it was, in some aspects, better than other browsers at the time. I remember that at that time, I was given a free serial for it, through one of their promotions, and when I tested it out I was surprised by how well it blocked pop-ups, and with the speed at which it rendered pages. Sure, you can install an extension or two for Firefox that will make it slightly faster, and make it block more popups. It's extensibility is, for me, what makes Firefox so great. But if we're just the core of the two products, Opera has some good (and bad) things going for it. At least in my opinion. At the time that Opera became free it was, in some aspects, better than other browsers at the time. I remember that at that time, I was given a free serial for it, through one of their promotions, and when I tested it out I was surprised by how well it blocked pop-ups, and with the speed at which it rendered pages.

Sure, you can install an extension or two for Firefox that will make it slightly faster, and make it block more popups. It’s extensibility is, for me, what makes Firefox so great. But if we’re just the core of the two products, Opera has some good (and bad) things going for it. At least in my opinion.

]]> By: Matthew Cox http://www.forevergeek.com/2007/06/opera_ceo_fires_board_members_before_getting_fired/comment-page-1/#comment-36166 Matthew Cox Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:08:02 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/news/opera_ceo_fires_board_members_before_getting_fired.php#comment-36166 I wouldn't invest in a company that wants to sell an internet browser in the first place. When your "competitors" are doing it better, and giving it away, well, what's the point in charging? Guess that's why I'm not a business major... I wouldn’t invest in a company that wants to sell an internet browser in the first place. When your “competitors” are doing it better, and giving it away, well, what’s the point in charging? Guess that’s why I’m not a business major…

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