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Opera Facing Losses While Firefox Usage Grows

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the depends-what-you're-obsessed-with dept.

An anonymous reader submits "Opera, the sometimes forgotten #3 web browser, reported a third quarter loss that tripled that of last year's third quarter despite a seven-fold increase in revenue. Opera is blaming a weaker dollar for the losses, and say they're spending money on marketing and new ventures like teaming with IBM to use their ViaVoice technology. Opera's future seems uncertain as Firefox's growing popularity may hurt Opera by stealing potential customers. With Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari all free, is there room for a non-free browser in the market?"

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  1. 3. Profit! by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    All they have to do is get slightly better than IE, and them MS will buy them out.

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  2. Re: Is there room for a commercial browser by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    No.

  3. Re:Probably not... by Tablizer · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have been a computer technician for years, and I have never ever seen a computer with the opera browser myself.

    Have you ever considered that maybe Opera users are smart enough to avoid your services? :-P

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  4. Google embraces Internet Explorer by DA-MAN · · Score: 5, Funny

    Check this out http://www.google.com/ie

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    1. Re:Google embraces Internet Explorer by madprof · · Score: 4, Funny

      This clearly shows that Google are in bed with the monster Microsoft and cannot be trusted etc. etc.

  5. Ok by cubicledrone · · Score: 3, Funny

    a seven-fold increase in revenue

    is there room for a non-free browser in the market?

    If not, what are they selling? Office furniture on eBay?

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  6. Re:Probably not... by SeaFox · · Score: 4, Funny

    Have you ever considered that maybe Opera users are smart enough to avoid your services? :-P

    Maybe they can't afford a computer technician on account they just paid for a web browser.

  7. Re:Illegal if you don't have a Windows license by ilyanep · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why would you voluntarily use IE?

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