Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Opera Sees "Dramatic" Rise From Microsoft's Ballot

Posted by kdawson on from the fat-lady-warming-up dept.

TheReal_sabret00the notes a TechRadar piece reporting that Opera Software has seen a doubling from normal download numbers on average since Microsoft's browser-choice screen lit up in Europe. The UK saw an 85% increase and for other countries it was larger still: Poland 328%, Spain 215%, and Italy 202%. Hakon Wium Lie, CTO of Opera Software, said "A multitude of browsers will make the web more standardised and easier to browse."

1 of 378 comments (clear)

  1. Microsoft Great Software? by Herkum01 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Goes to show that Microsoft IE has a large market share not because it is a great product, but because it locking competitors out.