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Google Default Search For Opera Mobile

Posted by Zonk on from the goopera dept.

sayanchak writes "Reuters reports that Opera Software has agreed that Google will be the default partner for its mobile Internet browsers. Google will be the default search partner for the mobile browsers, Opera Mobile and Opera Mini." From the article: "Oslo-based Opera Software is a tiny competitor of Microsoft in the Internet browser market, but the fast-growing part of its business is in browsers for mobile phones and other mobile electronic devices."

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  1. Web translates badly to mobile devices... by defile · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The problem with mobile devices isn't that they have low bandwidth or weak hardware (well, arguably), but that network access is extremely high latency. Most web sites are a chore to use through a mobile interface. If Opera's Mobile Browser has full blown ``AJAX'' support, some sites become much more pleasant to use. Notably, GMAIL. No doubt this is what Google has in mind...

    AJAX's problems, however, are compounded when the underlying transport is so slow. If a user navigates away from a page with an outstanding background request, or if they issue a second request while the first is outstanding, the results are effectively undefined. : /

    The really great mobile applications won't come around until industry stops trying to cram PC oriented web pages at pocket devices.

  2. Re:Macs by Millenniumman · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This should be -1 offtopic. But I'll answer it anyway from my point of view. I don't think Microsoft is the devil and I don't think Apple is perfect. But I do believe Mac OS X is far better than Windows. I know Mac OS X isn't open source, but I don't mind. I don't think that software should all be free or open source. I prefer the idea of people who develop software being compensated for it. Open source is fine, though. I think it is better for things like file formats or other standards. As far as forcing you to buy their hardware, I like Apple hardware, and am willing to pay more to have it, and a better OS.

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    Stupidity is like nuclear power, it can be used for good or evil. And you don't want to get any on you.
  3. Re:Typical... by st0rmshad0w · · Score: 4, Insightful

    is a tiny competitor of Microsoft in the Internet browser market

    Isn't Opera the biggest name in browsers for mobile devices?

  4. Re:Macs by emurphy42 · · Score: 4, Insightful
    I don't think that software should all be free or open source. I prefer the idea of people who develop software being compensated for it.
    These are not always mutually exclusive. You can charge, not for the code itself, but for the service of developing it (RMS routinely did this, still does for all I know) and supporting it. Even if code is open, the original author has a leg up on working with it, due to familiarity.