You're right about the numbers. However, Opera has never made much profit (except some legal claim payout last year). Internet devices are their niche, and that's what brings in the larger percentage of revenue. And that percentage is increasing. (over 80% now)
Now that they've made it free without ads they expect to make even more money on the desktop.
And how would that work?
What they are doing is basically recognizing that they are not going to make money from the desktop browser (while the biggest competitors give it away for free). So they release it for free and get a lot of good PR. And leverage that PR for the internet device markets.
I don't think Opera has ever made money on the desktop browser. They do make money from Opera in embedded devices, mobiles etc..
The desktop Opera browser is just marketing.
I find it strange that it wasn't emphasized more in the article, (nor in other/. comments.)
This is the main reason. Free software (from for-profit companies) has not been around that long.
Support costs money you're not getting from non-paying customers.
Does anybody have any idea what kind of margins iTMS has compared to a physical store? Considering all the money saved on CDs, leaflets, distribution, the profit per song should be much higher at the iTMS.
Somehow I get the feeling the record companies are the ones cashing in.
Would there be an Open Office without Microsoft Office?
and would there be a Microsoft without MacOS?
and would there be a MacOs without Xerox?
and would there....
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From the Initiative for Software Choice: To encourage continued software innovation and promote broad choice, governments are encouraged to consider the following neutral principles:
* Procure software on its merits, not through categorical preferences
* Promote broad availability of government funded research
* Promote interoperability through platform-neutral standards
* Maintain a choice of strong intellectual property protections
Some dad uploaded pictures of his two-year-old daughter to share with family. But, when he searched for those pictures, he found a hell of a lot more than he was looking for.
I think the current 70 years for personal authorship is a little long (even if you create something at 18, you're covered till you're 88, that aught to be long enough to get your share out of your works).
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True typesetters use troff: troff.org
That's awfully close to Bill's place, isnt't it?
As Ben Franklin put it:
"people willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both"
Enough said.
What the marketing dept. tells you, isn't always the complete truth.
They release it for free to survive, they say they expect growing profits.
Let's check back on this a year from now, OK?
You're right about the numbers. However, Opera has never made much profit (except some legal claim payout last year). Internet devices are their niche, and that's what brings in the larger percentage of revenue. And that percentage is increasing. (over 80% now)
Now that they've made it free without ads they expect to make even more money on the desktop.
And how would that work?
What they are doing is basically recognizing that they are not going to make money from the desktop browser (while the biggest competitors give it away for free). So they release it for free and get a lot of good PR. And leverage that PR for the internet device markets.
I don't think Opera has ever made money on the desktop browser. They do make money from Opera in embedded devices, mobiles etc..
The desktop Opera browser is just marketing.
I find it strange that it wasn't emphasized more in the article, (nor in other /. comments.)
This is the main reason. Free software (from for-profit companies) has not been around that long.
Support costs money you're not getting from non-paying customers.
FFE4: What kind of credibility do you think you have, being a Microsoft MVP?
Does anybody have any idea what kind of margins iTMS has compared to a physical store? Considering all the money saved on CDs, leaflets, distribution, the profit per song should be much higher at the iTMS.
Somehow I get the feeling the record companies are the ones cashing in.
They start talking about it and suddenly Ballmer comes in and twists your arm until you cry.
Better that than a monkey dance!
Glad to see my own [soon to be patented] solution regarding podcasting of the latest rootkit updates isn't in the book.
Brilliant!
Yet this kind of functionality will get classed as bloatware and live a sad life in the big sea of extensions available.
Those still using Kazaa haven't updated to other P2P tools.
Why would they update to the new "limited functionality" Kazaa?
Or if it in fact is a forced update (is that even allowed by the EULA?), they will finally move on to DC, BT....
And all those e-mails coming from Nigeria. They must have a really highly developed IT infrastructure.
Would there be an Open Office without Microsoft Office?
and would there be a Microsoft without MacOS?
and would there be a MacOs without Xerox?
and would there....
From the Initiative for Software Choice:
To encourage continued software innovation and promote broad choice, governments are encouraged to consider the following neutral principles:
* Procure software on its merits, not through categorical preferences
* Promote broad availability of government funded research
* Promote interoperability through platform-neutral standards
* Maintain a choice of strong intellectual property protections
YEAH, really neutral!
Some dad uploaded pictures of his two-year-old daughter to share with family. But, when he searched for those pictures, he found a hell of a lot more than he was looking for.
Blame Google when he searches for Jasmine!
We have found that many have the perception that there are few IT jobs.
At least they seem to be very perceptive!
This might be a step in the right direction if they just implemented it. Not go filing a patent on obvious functionality.
...will automatically open iTunes up nicely (NOT autorun, by the way- it's a preference set in system preferences to 'Open all Audio CDs with ...')
;-)
This must be a bug in iTunes, since it shouldn't be opening a non-Audio CD
I think the current 70 years for personal authorship is a little long (even if you create something at 18, you're covered till you're 88, that aught to be long enough to get your share out of your works).
Those 70 years don't start until the author is dead. See http://www.copyright.gov/fls/sl15.html
Office might be a "standard", it is not an OPEN standard. As long as Microsoft controls it, it will never be open.