Opera- why it is not so popular being the coolest

liketobemad · Post by **liketobemad** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:22 am

I hear people talking about Firefox and then Internet explorer and even Google Chrome.. but very few people use opera... I feel Opera is the coolest avilable browser. The progress bar which pops up on the bottom of the page showing the speed in KB/s and the inbuilt download, mail managers are very cool.
And pages also load faster. Any one here fans of opera ? your views Please

rickymallory · Post by **rickymallory** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:40 pm

I agree, Opera is a nice looking browser, But i feel i'm glued to firefox for good because of the addons that i use regularly.

If Opera supported addons in this way i would love it!

Plus im not soo sure on the way operas UI looks, it feels a little tacky to me. I know you can change the theme in OPera but i find all the others just as bad.

liketobemad · Post by **liketobemad** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 5:52 pm

Opera widgets are also cool I think.... and the speed dial feature is another addon.. I used old versions of Firefox, wasn't that good.. I think I should have a trail On firefox

onehundredandtwo · Post by **onehundredandtwo** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:33 am

I would use Opera if it weren't for the following:

No add-ons
Not open-source
No progress bar for loading
No smart-bar like Firefox

I can't believe that Opera was one of the first browsers created and is still barely over 1% and actually exists anymore, I suppose the programmers are very dedicated.

liketobemad · Post by **liketobemad** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:52 am

I think opera have SDK released and there are some cool widgets that can be downloaded easily...
It has a progress bar at the bottom (which pops up) showing how much page is downloaded and the speed in KB/S which i think no other browser has.......
In built email manager is also cool.....
And i think it is the browser with zero security Holes
I heard explorer and Even Firefox broking sometimes... but not the case with opere

Opening in new tab, back ground tab,I think it is opera to first start the tabbed browsing.....
after using opera and then when i Use internet explorer I just feel like I have been using some very old browser.... Chrome is not at all cool as the opera....

weatherkid · Post by **weatherkid** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:28 am

I've never even heard of opera, here it's safari and explorer, and firefox, chrome is pretty uncommon.

I personally like explorer and safari the best.

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andr74 · Post by **andr74** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:09 pm

I have FF, IE, Opera on my PC. But Opera functions slowler than other browsers. And sometimes it shows errors during the pages opening.

liketobemad · Post by **liketobemad** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:36 pm

I am using opera 9.64(the recent version) and literally and never found any errors

.. On slow connectivities Opera works very well I feel

wGEric · Post by **wGEric** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:10 pm

liketobemad wrote:It has a progress bar at the bottom (which pops up) showing how much page is downloaded and the speed in KB/S which i think no other browser has.......

Would have to visit sites with lots of data on the page on a slow connection for this to be useful. Most sites I visit load almost instantly.

Erik Frèrejean · Post by **Erik Frèrejean** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:16 pm

wGEric wrote:
liketobemad wrote:It has a progress bar at the bottom (which pops up) showing how much page is downloaded and the speed in KB/S which i think no other browser has.......
Would have to visit sites with lots of data on the page on a slow connection for this to be useful.

Even than I doubt the usefulness of it.

I absolutely don't use Opera, I think its a PITA and I don't like the "cool" points you posted in your first post. I think claiming its the "coolest" is the wrong entry for a discussion like this as that depends on once needs. I personally only use the nightly WebKit builds.

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:52 am

I use the Webkit nightlies on the Mac and Chrome on the Windows laptop. Even though Opera may look pretty, I don't pick my browsers based on what's "cool". I pick them based on what features they give me that I want and how well they do them. In those two cases, Opera does not do as well as others, ergo I do not use it.

liketobemad · Post by **liketobemad** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:27 am

Can any one tell about the security issues? I mean which browser is most secure? Just want to the views of the technical guys here

Thank You

EXreaction · Post by **EXreaction** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:19 pm

liketobemad wrote:Can any one tell about the security issues? I mean which browser is most secure? Just want to the views of the technical guys here
Thank You

Out of all the common browsers, Opera is the only one that I don't remember seeing a security vulnerability for in a very long time.

IE/Safari are loaded with insecurities. Firefox has some, but it's not even close to the number I see for IE/Safari.

ToonArmy · Post by **ToonArmy** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:22 pm

EXreaction wrote:Out of all the common browsers, Opera is the only one that I don't remember seeing a security vulnerability for in a very long time.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/04/opera_update/

Tripp · Post by **Tripp** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:34 pm

Basically, all software, be it browsers or whatever, have bugs and what not. Some more then others but at the end of the day, nothings perfect. Pick a browser that suits your needs, not what everyone else likes or thinks is cool.

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