Actually, if you look at the data they have gone up from 22% in the first quarter of 2009, to 25% in this quarter. And it's going to keep growing because Opera is pulling in major operator deals that are increasing their user numbers.
Opera has more than 50 million desktop users (up from 20 million two years ago). The 140 million number includes mobiles and devices. So yes, Opera does have 7% market share if you count all Opera browsers.
Try some humility if you want Opera use to actually double every two years.
It already does. Again, the desktop version alone went from 20 million in 2008 to 50+ million in 2010. Opera Mini more than doubles every single year. So as you can see, Opera's user base is growing very quickly.
The reason Opera has never built up a large userbase is that it did not work on many sites that were important to perspective users. The Opera javascript engine, while fast, does not work with a lot of websites.
I really don't understand why people keep repeating this nonsense. Opera's JavaScript engine works fine. Opera's JS problems were before version 7, because it couldn't handle dynamic content. That was fixed with verison 7, and there are no major problems these days.
If a site isn't working it's highly unlikely to be because of Opera's JavaScript engine. It's more likely to be browser sniffing, and if you mask as Firefox these sites will start working.
The new JS engine is actually more compatible than the old one. Why are you assuming that it's the JS engine specifically, and not something else, or even just browser sniffing that doesn't take the latest version into account?
Well known extensions like WOT have already announced that they will make Opera extensions. Also, Opera has a lot of developers, and some even made custom stuff for Opera through the use of third party applications. So Opera users and whoever else wants more people to use their extensions will write them.
That's easy to say. Opera had to make money, or they would go out of business. They couldn't just go free without an alternative revenue model.
But blaming the low adoption on extensions is insane.
"Low adoption" is a myth. It might not have 50% in the US, but it has a significant presence in other parts of the world. It has 10% market share or so in Europe.
Opera 10 has been very disappointing in terms of quality control and I wish the team focused more on making it crash -proof and fixed all the non-working features (such as voice) instead of adding more and more functionality.
Opera 10 has been incredibly stable for me. I really don't understand what you are talking about.
So what you are saying is that because they weren't the first to support rounded corners and drop shadows, they are not supporters of web standards? Wonderful logic, I must say...
Those sites are probably using browser sniffing, and forgot to add support for the latest versions. You should contact the sites and tell them to fix it.
I read about this case a while ago. It seems amazing that the people who are actively manipulating the market with thousands of automatic trades every minute are being protected, while the little guy who figured out how to win over the machines gets convicted. The idiocy of allowing robot traders to roam free should be very obvious after it caused the market to take a steep dive for no reason. But no, robot trading is being encouraged! Money talks.
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Considering that those features neither bloat up the browser nor get in the way, that's quite irrelevant I'd say.
Which it did. From 20 million users in early 2008, to more than 50 million users in 2010.
Actually, if you look at the data they have gone up from 22% in the first quarter of 2009, to 25% in this quarter. And it's going to keep growing because Opera is pulling in major operator deals that are increasing their user numbers.
It already does. Again, the desktop version alone went from 20 million in 2008 to 50+ million in 2010. Opera Mini more than doubles every single year. So as you can see, Opera's user base is growing very quickly.
The problem is, of course, that Opera doesn't have any more "issues" than other browsers.
It actually sounds like you tried Opera a decade ago, and are making assumptions based on that. Opera today has very few buttons in the default UI.
Really? Opera works fine for me at Hotmail, Yahoo and Gmail.
On the other hand, Chrome keeps failing at Gmail(!). How about that? Firefox also has lots of problems with sites.
Why are you making all these weird assumptions about the new JS engine?
I really don't understand why people keep repeating this nonsense. Opera's JavaScript engine works fine. Opera's JS problems were before version 7, because it couldn't handle dynamic content. That was fixed with verison 7, and there are no major problems these days.
If a site isn't working it's highly unlikely to be because of Opera's JavaScript engine. It's more likely to be browser sniffing, and if you mask as Firefox these sites will start working.
The new JS engine is actually more compatible than the old one. Why are you assuming that it's the JS engine specifically, and not something else, or even just browser sniffing that doesn't take the latest version into account?
Preferences in unusual locations? You clearly haven't even bothered to try it.
Also, the mobile Opera is free.
9.64 was unstable? Not in my experience.
Actually, since Opera removed the ads, their desktop user base has doubled every two years. Opera now has more than 140 million users in total.
Small user base? It has more than 140 million users worldwide by now.
Well known extensions like WOT have already announced that they will make Opera extensions. Also, Opera has a lot of developers, and some even made custom stuff for Opera through the use of third party applications. So Opera users and whoever else wants more people to use their extensions will write them.
Opera has more than 140 million users. Sounds pretty popular to me. Its market share is something like 30% in countries like Russia, Ukraine, etc.
That's easy to say. Opera had to make money, or they would go out of business. They couldn't just go free without an alternative revenue model.
"Low adoption" is a myth. It might not have 50% in the US, but it has a significant presence in other parts of the world. It has 10% market share or so in Europe.
Opera 10 has been incredibly stable for me. I really don't understand what you are talking about.
So what you are saying is that because they weren't the first to support rounded corners and drop shadows, they are not supporters of web standards? Wonderful logic, I must say...
Those sites are probably using browser sniffing, and forgot to add support for the latest versions. You should contact the sites and tell them to fix it.
What makes you say that? Opera is among the top browser in regards to HTML5.
140 million, and counding... Small?
I read about this case a while ago. It seems amazing that the people who are actively manipulating the market with thousands of automatic trades every minute are being protected, while the little guy who figured out how to win over the machines gets convicted. The idiocy of allowing robot traders to roam free should be very obvious after it caused the market to take a steep dive for no reason. But no, robot trading is being encouraged! Money talks.
As for casual games... Zelda, Resident Evil, etc... Casual? What is a "casual game" anyway? Do you really mean "mass-market game"?
Is New Super Mario Bros. Wii a casual game? What about the original Super Mario Bros.?
If free will isn't supposed to solve the problem, then what is?