Opera for Free

A little update on Opera web browser.  The Norwegian group Opera Software will be offering Opera browser for free to gain a losing market share in browser market.  IE is shipped FOC with any Windows, Firefox is also FOC and fully supported by countless number of contributors all over the world.  Opera now occupies the third place in browser market with less than two percent of market share – well, nothing to call home about.  Firefox is second with eight percent, and the rest goes to IE.

Before this, Opera could be downloaded FOC and came with ad banners that occupied an inch of browser space at the top right corner.  USD39 would get the banner off your browser.  This is good news considering Opera is very stable and Gecko-based just like Firefox (as opposed to IE's Mosaic-based).  If you want a browser that comes fully configured and pre-packaged with all the right browsing tools such as mouse gestures and voice navigation, just strap your boots and giddy up to www.opera.com.  Me, I'm just happy with my fully-customized Firefox.