EasyNuke — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 01:39:53 +0000

Renegade wrote: Or maybe Microsoft buying up Opera because IE is so crap?

If Microsoft buy Opera they would so called say, "Try and improve it.." but we all knows what happens what Microsoft trys and improves something.. hehe..

Renegade — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 01:07:43 +0000

Or maybe Microsoft buying up Opera because IE is so crap?

EasyNuke — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 00:53:14 +0000

I wouldn't be surprised. Google is a rapidly growing site that just started from a simple college project. Who would have known that it would become this big. Maybe this could be a change for opera? or a leap for Google being an internet monopoly? Who knows, but they need to work on their adsence more..

Megan — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:54:32 +0000

Now here's my worst nightmare:

http://operawatch.blogspot.com/2005/12/dvorak-microsoft-should-buy-opera.html

But rest assured:

Quote: ..there have been offers to buy Opera before by big companies with big budgets and no matter the offer, the CEO has turned them down. "Opera is his baby".

I love O

Megan — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 19:30:11 +0000

JeevesBond wrote: Indeed, but as Megan pointed out, it's all just so much speculation! I might write to Opera and ask them, shall I send an e-mail on behalf of the forum or do you want to do it Megan?

Eh, no worries, they're already denying it.

demonhale — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 14:09:52 +0000

At least they are not taking FF...
Browsing in a browser with relevant ads isnt one of my dreams...

JeevesBond — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:27:02 +0000

Megan wrote: Customizing Firefox would make more sense that way.

Indeed, but as Megan pointed out, it's all just so much speculation! I might write to Opera and ask them, shall I send an e-mail on behalf of the forum or do you want to do it Megan?

It's worth a try and have we really got anything to lose?

Megan — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:00:36 +0000

That's why I wasn't too sure how I felt about it. It would be good exposure for O, for sure, but then it would no longer be O. There would be alot of google-ization of things that might not necessarily be good. Such as falling behind on support for standards, for example.

I was alos thinking that google seems to prefer to develop their own products (as opposed to Yahoo, who prefers to acquire them), so buying an existing browser doesn't fit their existing business model. Customizing Firefox would make more sense that way.

JeevesBond — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 19:23:47 +0000

Oh no, poor O.

I don't want my beloved browser to be bought out by that nasty megacorp-to-be.

There's potential for evil with Google, they're becoming way to all-encompassing for my liking. Nor do they have any regard for Web Standards (just try validating their site).

Microsoft? Google? What's in a name when it describes too much control over what we - as individuals - do?

Roo — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 19:07:17 +0000

Anything that could be a boost to either the Mozilla and Opera folks would be a serious leap forward.

I would LOVE to see one of them take a giant bite out of IE's dominance. A developers dream!!