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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."

2 of 145 comments (clear)

  1. Opera. by fanblade · · Score: 0, Troll

    The show ain't over 'til the fat lady sings.

  2. Bad News/Good News. by Picass0 · · Score: 0, Troll


    Sad news and my thouhts to the family.

    But the good news is there's still time to buy banner space on his casket!