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Safari Killing Opera for Mac OS X?

Posted by pudge on from the mmmmmm-scapegoat dept.

analog_line writes "According to an article at News.com, the folks at Opera have given an ultimatum to Apple: Use the Opera engine in Safari or we'll have to rethink developing Opera for the Mac. While I know people who use Opera for the Mac, I find it hard to believe that Opera thinks they'll get any response other than, 'enjoy developing for one less platform.'"

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  1. Opera has to be competitive. by bmetzler · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If they can't produce to web browser that will cause people to buy it over Safari, then they should just not develop Opera for the Mac. There's nothing wrong with that.

    And before anyone says anything, this does not mean that Apple has an illegal monopoly. There is nothing wrong with not propping up third-party developers.

    -Brent

  2. Re:Opera sues Apple? by LordNimon · · Score: 5, Insightful
    The "Mac OS market" doesn't mean anything. You can't raise the monopoly issue with a company and its own products. Obviously, 100% of Apple computers are sold by Apple, otherwise they wouldn't be Apple computers!

    I hope I don't need to explain this further.

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    And the men who hold high places must be the ones who start
    To mold a new reality... closer to the heart
  3. Re:Opera sues Apple? by ealar+dlanvuli · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You can drag safari to the trash and destroy it. Software Update will never require you to run safari to update your other components. You can (if you wished) write a wraper for Gecko and drop it in-place for WebCore.

    Need I continue?

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    I live in a giant bucket.
  4. Re:Opera sues Apple? by FatRatBastard · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That's sort of saying "Ford has a monopoly on Ford cars" and then claiming shipping the car with a stereo is anti-competitive.