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Opera Software Co-Founder Passes Away

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the rest-in-peace dept.

worb writes "One of the two founders of Opera Software, Geir Ivarsoy, recently passed away after a long battle with cancer. His funeral yesterday was attended by Opera employees who paid their last respects to their former lead programmer. While Opera hasn't had the same success as Firefox on the desktop, it has had considerable success in the mobile phone market due to its speed and small footprint, combined with excellent standards compliance and innovative features."

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  1. FSM by TallMatthew · · Score: 1, Funny
    May His grace be with you alfredo.

    Oh, and thanks for the great browser.

    Oh, I guess you're dead and can't read this.

  2. And now... by Atmchicago · · Score: 5, Funny

    He will be known as the Phantom of the Opera!

    Sorry, that was in poor taste. My regards to someone who helped contribute to the diversity in web browsers.

    --

    You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it dissolve.

  3. Paid their respects by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Did the ones who didn't pay have to watch an ad banner over the casket?

  4. Truly an American icon by mnemonic_ · · Score: 3, Funny

    Even if he was from Norway.