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Opera Software Changes Name To Otello Corporation (reuters.com)

Posted by msmash on from the what's-in-a-name dept.

Opera Software has changed its name to Otello Corporation, it said in a statement on Monday. From a report: Otello owns companies that develop software for advertising, telecoms, games and other online business. The name changes does not affect Opera Software AS or the Opera and Opera Mini internet browsers, all of which Otello sold in 2016, Opera Software AS said in a separate statement.

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  1. Bad Idea by boudie2 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I still use Opera 11.60 which may have been their last "decent" browser. Doesn't work for every site, but for some it's great. They should call their new company BadIdeas because that seems to be all they've come up with for years.

  2. Re:Slow news day? by jellomizer · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I tossed out Opera when they upgraded the Opera Mini with "news feeds" that cannot be disabled.
    Because of the following
    1. I wanted to save bandwidth having news feeds counteracted that.
    2. The "News" was click bait not actual news.
    3. It was slowing my browsing experience.

    This change from a browser company to an add company is quite apt. Because I don't care to use a browser who counteracts all their positive features with junk. So it runs poorly overall.
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