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Opera, Microsoft, and the Mobile Browser Market

DrEspenA writes "Salon has an interesting article on the competition for the mobile phone browser market. Ostensibly the article is about Microsoft's efforts to dominate the market, but the key protagonist is really Opera Software, which may be gaining the (initial) upper hand simply because they are not Microsoft. Good discussion of whether standards and familiarity really is necessary in the mobile browser market."

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  1. Singing Fat Ladies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Thank you.

  2. FUCK THE MPAA RIAA AND MICROSOFT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    They all suck royal ass

  3. Regarding the Symbian OS... by Jugalator · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    I was unfortunate enough to hear about the "sybian" (www.sybian.com -- don't watch if your boss is behind you or you'll find yourself in a funny situation) before the Symbian OS. So you can guess what I think of every time I hear about "Symbian"...

    Apparently, others has had the same thoughts as me and the comments from Psion is amusing. ;-)

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  4. Re:nice by yatest5 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    When you say M$....

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    • Mod parent up! [a] by Anonymous Coward (Score:5) Thurs, June 31, @13:37
  5. Re:Not just anti-Microsoft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Nosferatu Man

    I live in a castle
    I am a prince
    On days I try
    To please my queen

    Soon as I start to smile
    My smiling queen
    Who sits across the table
    By the food she made

    Like a bat I flushed the girl
    And I flew out my back door
    And I came to no one no more

    She ran without glances
    And railed like a red coal train
    She ran without glances
    And railed like a red coal train

    Eyelids are open
    When the sun is high
    I slip away from my queen's
    Grey stare

    I can be settled down
    and be doing just fine
    Until I heard that old train
    Rolling down the line

    With the light she disappeared
    And set me in a whirl
    And i hope that beautiful girl

    I set a fire burning
    And I railed on through the night
    I set a fire burning
    And I railed on through the night

    She peeked around the corner
    She offered me her hand
    My teeth touched her skin
    Then she was gone again

    Now my queen is fine
    In her early grave
    After that girl I'll keep her warm
    there's nothing more to save

  6. Very fetching by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Opera Software does have a tasteful website.

  7. What did that accomplish? by thumperward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You will not be modded up for that. You've given a random troll (actually, it's more likely another "troll researcher" doing another psychological test on slashdot readers) some job satisfaction, and you've wasted severla minutes of my time and yours. Happy?

    - Chris

    1. Re:What did that accomplish? by joebagodonuts · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Yes, I am quite happy with my post. I think it is funny. I sometimes post comments because I enjoy doing so. What that post accomplished was my own gratification.

      I don't see how my post wasted your time.

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