Maximum PC: It's the dawn of a new era for Opera Software. The Scandinavian browser maker just finalized its Opera 15.0 browser, but more than just a version upgrade, this latest release is packing a brand new engine underneath the hood. Pop the top and you'll no longer find Presto working its magic, as Opera Software decided to switch to Google's Chromium-based Blink rendering engine, which is a fork of WebKit.
Geek: After just over a month of public testing, Opera 15 has gone stable. This is the first stable release based on Google’s Chromium code, and the transition has many Opera die-hards up in arms. What’s got them so worked up? Missing features.
Erika of Ghost Volta:
"Opera has totally revamped the desktop version of its browser, which is now available for trial on Windows and Mac. Opera Next releases are beta versions, updated every few weeks, and allows you discover the latest enhancements to the browser, similar to Google Chrome’s Canary build."
cant wait to try this.
love opera browser. been using it for over a decade now and never had any issues with it whatsoever.
everything just works as it should.
As a long time opera user my self, you dont see this as just another chrome clone now? look at the tab styles for goodness sakes...
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS BULLSHIT.
we live in a world of conformity why does everything look like fucking Google chrome. this is the last straw. I got to download old versions of opera before its too late. bring the old back.... this web 3.0 browser is boring if everyone does it.
Maximum PC: Opera Software today announced that it has acquired Skyfire Labs, a rival in the mobile browser space, in a deal that could be worth as much $155 million when all the checks are written. The Norwegian browser maker agreed to pay $50 million in cash and stocks upfront (including $8 million in cash on the Skyfire balance sheet), and will also make performance based earn-out payments over the next three years that could ultimately value the deal at $155 million.
Do people still use opera?