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"Fastest Browser On Earth" Cuts Crud
gabec writes "The guys at Opera have been rewriting their rendering engine over the past 18 months, tossing out legacy code and making the browser more DOM compliant with the intention of making the self-proclaimed "fastest browser on earth" even faster. They claim to have succeeded, according to this article on ZDNet.. Fun stuff.. ;)"
Read the article closely and you'll see this quote:
"I've worked with Opera since version 3, and I've liked it a lot," said Monte Hurd, a systems architect with Starphire Technologies in Clearwater, Fla. "
Hurd isn't with Opera. Thank you and good night.
it's about time that old fucker kicked the bucket.
Microsoft's desktop monopoloy and browser integration have hobbled browser innovation
Which innovations? And how have they hobbled them?
They have academic licensing programs that, provided your school has subscribed, allow students to by M$ products for next to nothing.
I remember buying Office 97 under one of these programs. The price is good, but the licence expires after one year. Yup, that's right, the school dished out tons of money, so students can purchase software that becomes "illegal" after one year.
Windows XP for $15 is a damn big student discount.
Not really, considering the EULAs and phone-home features of Windows XP. I'll stick with Linux, Solaris, and OpenBSD, all of which don't have licensing fees for small computers nor have the rediculous EULAs that Microsoft pulls.
Did I just plug Microsoft?
I suppose I would, too, if I was brainwashed by Microsoft's marketing department.
Healthcare article at Kuro5hin