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Opera 6.03 - The Wild Child of Browsers?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the home-of-the-singing-fat-lady dept.

IEEE1394 writes: "Ever wondered what other Internet browsers are available outside of Internet Explorer? Opera 6.03 from Opera Software boasts itself on being 'the fastest browser on earth.' Does it really live up to its claim of being unique and being fast? Is it the wild child of the browser family and can it ever surpass Internet Explorer as the browser of choice? Let's find out." Funny, IE isn't my browser of choice ...

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  1. Re:IE often HAS to be your browser of choice by _14k4 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Part of the problem is the fact that IE pages simply *look* better. Take form inputs, buttons, etc. Netscape/Mozilla/Opera/etc simply lost. If they stepped up a few steps on the "make it look better instead making things that never work anyway" ladder, we'd be singing a different tune.

  2. Re:Choice words for a choice browser by 13Echo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "...more holes than a Peter North fan club."

    Oh god, how I will remember that quote. :)