celestialspring Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 24hrs and counting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pallab Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Opera update is expected on Wed(it may be wrong).Also one source told me that Opera is becoming free from 20th.However people from Opera are denying that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leesmithg Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Opera update is expected on Wed(it may be wrong).Also one source told me that Opera is becoming free from 20th.However people from Opera are denying that. 586547748[/snapback] Nice if it was free no ads, don't bother me though as I never use it for surfing the net, just check pages, as for the ads, not really noticed them. Opera if they were smart would not charge anything for their browser and make it adaware, not that I do, a lot just borrow reg keys or go hunting for codes, you know what I am saying. :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Weed Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Opera if they were smart would not charge anything for their browser and make it adaware, not that I do, a lot just borrow reg keys or go hunting for codes, you know what I am saying. :wacko: 586547762[/snapback] If they where smart? What kind of business would give there software away for free? :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidtherat Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 business? i think they should have been swithced to free product long ago. first, they earn from mobile market, second, they earn from souch deals like 'what searches include in relase' or 'what pages redirect to' from other pages. like search posrtal on opera. these deals are much more profitable than mere 40$ one time income per licence sold. and that licence fee makes them bad press, because ff is free, and any ff fanboy, and even not-fanboy can say that, and opera cant argue here. adware is pasee' as for speculations.. i dont count on anything special. if it is going to be maintenace relase without rtf, then there is nothing realy new and interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnston Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Opera is planning on a major overhaul for its desktop browser.According to a source, Opera will release a new version of its desktop browser, which will contain major modifications to the browser's User Interface (UI). The new version will sport a simpler look. I haven't seen any screenshots yet, so it's kind of difficult for me to give a more detailed description. Opera is working on a new and faster rendering engine for the browser, and may include it with next week's release, though I haven't confirmed this yet. The new version number will likely be either Opera 8.5 or Opera 9, code named "Merlin". It is expected to be released by the end of next week. I'll post more details as they become available to me. Update 1 (9/16 6:32 PM): I don't want to start rumors about Opera 9, but according to multiple sources, Opera 9 is currently in development and it is no where close to being ready for release. Next week's release will be Opera 8.5. Update 2 (9/17 11:15 PM): It seems that Opera is going to be more aggressive with its marketing of the desktop browser, though I'm not sure if this is related. Update 3 (9/19 11:20 AM): Opera just posted to its help files the documentation for Opera 8.5. Source: Opera Watch :D very happy with this news, tomorrow will be a massive milestone for opera and its community, and i can't wait for it to be released. Lets hope they manage their bandwidth more effectively this time round :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmax Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 yippie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Behelit Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Great news indeed (Y) Unfortunately you're stepping on the toes of another thread :/ The toes you've squashed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-byte Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Woho! Can't wait. And even faster renderingengine... is it possible :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnston Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Great news indeed (Y)Unfortunately you're stepping on the 'toes of another thread :/ 586549494[/snapback] yea i no that, posted it in bpn as its very important for all opera users, and it has been updated by opera watch with update 3 etc, confirming it will be 8.50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Weed Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 I've already posted what i want in the other thread :p But i hope they fix that bluddy PNG bug, if i leave opera running for a long amount of time (if i don't close it when i go to bed or somthing), when i start browsing again some PNG's that are supposed to be transparent look messed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Merged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcv Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Isn't it a bit suspicious that they're planning an update around the timeframe of the release of Firefox 1.5? :whistle: And what about 8.1 (the version with Bittorrent)? I guess that was scrapped. 586544444[/snapback] Firefox 1.5 isn't scheduled to be released until the end of the year... business? i think they should have been swithced to free product long ago. first, they earn from mobile market, second, they earn from souch deals like 'what searches include in relase' or 'what pages redirect to' from other pages. like search posrtal on opera. these deals are much more profitable than mere 40$ one time income per licence sold.and that licence fee makes them bad press, because ff is free, and any ff fanboy, and even not-fanboy can say that, and opera cant argue here. adware is pasee' as for speculations.. i dont count on anything special. if it is going to be maintenace relase without rtf, then there is nothing realy new and interesting. 586548613[/snapback] Actually does make a lot of money on the desktop actually. It just happens that they make more in the mobile market. They won't go free without a plan for making up that missing income, seeing as they have been expanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootWind Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 So this is just a release of a beta version right? :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxian Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Any word on fixing the dreaded iFrame rendering bug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp10558 Posted September 20, 2005 Author Share Posted September 20, 2005 Any word on fixing the dreaded iFrame rendering bug? 586550486[/snapback] It's claimed fixed by employees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrisCr0ss Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Opera is surely readying its Firefox-killer, i read it some months ago on Opera forum<< extension support, easier UI customization 586544470[/snapback] if they get extensions it may be my que to switch until then im srry ill just use it occasionaly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-byte Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Opera is now a free browser https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=374647 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pallab Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Opera is now ad free as I had mentioned it 3 days ago in my blog. http://www.opera.com/pressreleases/en/2005/09/20/ New version has also been released. So I was bang on this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazysah Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 COOL! YEAH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp10558 Posted September 20, 2005 Author Share Posted September 20, 2005 Let me indicate my utter dissapointment and underwhelmededness from this announcement. I was really hoping we'd get the rendering engine fixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcv Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Let me indicate my utter dissapointment and underwhelmededness from this announcement. I was really hoping we'd get the rendering engine fixes. 586552831[/snapback] We will, WIR. This update has no effect on the timeframe for the new fixes coming out. Speculation though is that Opera 9.0 will be out around the end of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossbonez Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 seems Opera 9 (8.5+) is goin to pass Acid2 test!! Opera 8.5 nearly has passed the Acid2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoXY Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 wow...8.5 almost got Acid@ test right....sweetness..:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazysah Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Could someone exaclty explain me the acid test? I know I am behind but please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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