Again, you failed to explain exactly how any of this would be relevant to union members at Opera. Why would union members at Opera lobby for action against Apple?
And Nokia, a local company? Excuse me, but are you fucking retarded?
ah but dont forget the Opera was one of the antitrust complainants so obvisly has the EU's ear.
They obviously don't. Anyone can report crimes to the authorities. Opera did. And that was the extent of their involvement. You don't need the ear of government to report a crime. In fact, Microsoft and Google have been filing antitrust complaints against each other in the EU.
And I supect given the way things work there will be union members in Opera Software and I suspect that they will be lobying also as well as from the Management side.
Lobbying who? Why would union members care? And why would the management report someone for a crime if they didn't commit a crime? Apple hasn't broken any laws, and Opera just laughs at suggestions of going after Apple. Opera doesn't have a history of doing anything like this either. Microsoft was an exception after years of blatantly breaking the law. If Opera was quick on the trigger regarding these things, they would have acted years ago. But they didn't, and were pushed to the limit and tried everything else before they finally realized that it was the only way to make Microsoft stop destorying the web.
In mobile, Opera is already a Big Thing. There is somewhere to go *other* than up. Would they really want their hypothetical future competition advertised alongside them?
Yes. Yes, they would. In fact, Opera's CEO has stated several times that he doesn't want any single browser to be too dominant, and that includes his own.
I don't see how it's passive-aggressive. Opera is just making the most out of the PR, and pulling a fun stunt (the counter). They have done quite a few of these through the years.
Also, I don't think Opera expects it to be denied, but they have surely prepared themselves for that scenario.
Except the browser ballot was Microsoft's own idea to avoid fines after breaking the law, of course. Opera doesn't have the authority to require anyone else to do anything.
They make money every time you use the search field. Also, they are using their vast user base to convince operators to use Opera Mini, which makes them even more money.
No, because the compression is most useful when your connection isn't perfect. For example, outside of the big cities, when roaming, or on a crowded network. Opera isn't trying to replace Safari here, only complement Safari by speeding up surfing for all those who suffer from poor network performance.
Opera didn't introduce any browser ballot anywhere. The browser ballot was Microsoft's own idea, and was an attempt to avoid fines after breaking the law.
However, Opera would surely love browser ballots on all mobile phones. Why wouldn't they? Most phones don't have Opera built in, after all. Most of their users are from downloads from their own sites.
I don't see how the count-up is passive-aggressive. It's more like all those other fun publicity stunts Opera has been doing through the years. It's not being done to make a point. It's just there to make the most out of the PR with a fun "game".
Opera doesn't have a history of suing anyone, so if it's rejected I'm pretty sure they will try to change the application to comply with whatever rules they broke and re-submit. That, or be thrilled about PR no money could have bought them. So any resources spent on an iPhone version would not have been wasted due to the massive PR they are getting.
They can, but so can your ISP. Their FAQ tells you that you should only use OM for sensitive stuff if you trust Opera Software. I see no reason not to. They have a great privacy track record, and have been around for nearly 20 years or something like that.
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And Nokia, a local company? Excuse me, but are you fucking retarded?
Also, Opera is based in Norway, which isn't even part of the EU.
You are just talking nonsense.
Opera is not lobbying the EU anyway.
Also, Microsoft broke the law. Apple didn't. It doesn't matter if you think Apple is worse.
They obviously don't. Anyone can report crimes to the authorities. Opera did. And that was the extent of their involvement. You don't need the ear of government to report a crime. In fact, Microsoft and Google have been filing antitrust complaints against each other in the EU.
Lobbying who? Why would union members care? And why would the management report someone for a crime if they didn't commit a crime? Apple hasn't broken any laws, and Opera just laughs at suggestions of going after Apple. Opera doesn't have a history of doing anything like this either. Microsoft was an exception after years of blatantly breaking the law. If Opera was quick on the trigger regarding these things, they would have acted years ago. But they didn't, and were pushed to the limit and tried everything else before they finally realized that it was the only way to make Microsoft stop destorying the web.
Also, Norway isn't even part of the EU.
Yes. Yes, they would. In fact, Opera's CEO has stated several times that he doesn't want any single browser to be too dominant, and that includes his own.
The people voted for Obama. Obama was clear on what he would be doing. Obama is definitely a centrist as well.
That is the mobile market, right? If not, which market where you referring to?
Opera didn't lawyer up in the EU case. All they did was to ask the EC to look into Microsoft's anti-competitive practices.
The browser ballot was Microsoft's own idea too. Opera had nothing to do with it.
Opera had no power or authority what so ever in the EU antitrust case. And it was certainly not a lawsuit.
And Apple never broke the law, unlike Microsoft, so obviously there's no point in getting the authorities involved.
Also, I don't think Opera expects it to be denied, but they have surely prepared themselves for that scenario.
And there's no case to build. Apple didn't break any laws, unlike Microsoft.
Except the browser ballot was Microsoft's own idea to avoid fines after breaking the law, of course. Opera doesn't have the authority to require anyone else to do anything.
They already had a native client in addition to the Java version.
Yes, Opera Mini caches pages. That means instant navigation in history, and no reloading of pages.0,
Video of Opera Mini on 2G destroying Safari on 3G.
What browser "loaded down with crapware" are you referring to?
They make money every time you use the search field. Also, they are using their vast user base to convince operators to use Opera Mini, which makes them even more money.
Opera has got nothing to do with Telenor these days. Apple didn't break the law anyway, so there are no "pointed questions" to ask.
No, because the compression is most useful when your connection isn't perfect. For example, outside of the big cities, when roaming, or on a crowded network. Opera isn't trying to replace Safari here, only complement Safari by speeding up surfing for all those who suffer from poor network performance.
You seem to be confusing mobile browsers and desktop browsers.
Who cares what Opera did or didn't have? Today is what matters.
No, the ballot screen was Microsoft's own idea.
This is a story because it is not unlikely that Opera Mini will be approved.
However, Opera would surely love browser ballots on all mobile phones. Why wouldn't they? Most phones don't have Opera built in, after all. Most of their users are from downloads from their own sites.
Opera doesn't have a history of suing anyone, so if it's rejected I'm pretty sure they will try to change the application to comply with whatever rules they broke and re-submit. That, or be thrilled about PR no money could have bought them. So any resources spent on an iPhone version would not have been wasted due to the massive PR they are getting.
Opera made some new easy to port user interface toolkit for mobile phones, so it was probably a relatively quick port.
They can, but so can your ISP. Their FAQ tells you that you should only use OM for sensitive stuff if you trust Opera Software. I see no reason not to. They have a great privacy track record, and have been around for nearly 20 years or something like that.