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Old 21st September, 2005, 09:17 AM
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Opera free to the masses

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http://www.opera.com/pressreleases/en/2005/09/20/

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Feel Free: Opera Eliminates Ad Banner and Licensing Fee
Oslo, Norway - September 20, 2005

Opera Software today permanently removed the ad banner and licensing fee from its award-winning Web browser. The ad-free, full-featured Opera browser is now available for download - completely free of charge – at http://www.opera.com.

"Today we invite the entire Internet community to use Opera and experience Web browsing as it should be," said Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "Removing the ad banner and licensing fee will encourage many new users to discover the speed, security and unmatched usability of the Opera browser."

Opera was previously available free of charge with an ad banner. Users had the option of paying a licensing fee to remove the ad banner and receive premium support.

"Opera fans around the globe made this day possible," said von Tetzchner. "As we grow our userbase, our mission and our promise remain steadfast: we will always offer the best Internet experience to our users - on any device. Today this mission gains new ground."
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Download the Opera browser, available in 20 languages. The complete download is less than 4MB.
About the Opera Browser

Already regarded as the world's fastest, most secure browser, Opera speeds up your Web browsing with these innovative features:

* Navigate quickly using intuitive mouse gestures and browser tabs
* Start from where your last browsing session ended or save your entire session
* Access downloaded files quickly with the transfer manager
* Protect against identity theft and phishing with integrated security features
* Speak up: surf the Web hands-free using voice commands
* Shop Amazon, browse Ebay, and search the Web with Google right from the address bar
* Set reminders for Web pages you visit with the notes feature
If you are on dial up I highly recomend using this browser as it is much faster than other more bloated browsers.
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Although i don't use opera that much, or firefox for that matter, i still think that firefox is better and easier to use than opera. Of course, i'm strictly an IE user. Yeah, i don't use Re-volt, simply because i'm the developer and IE is easier to use. Although i will use X2 when i've finished work on it. But anyway, opera is a good browser and one of the longest running.
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When we were still on dial up we used Opera because it was faster than the others. But now that we have broadband Firefox and IE and Oxygen work just fine. But if you are on dialup I urge you to try Opera and see if your web pages load faster.
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I'm using Opera now and TBH they are all seem pretty much the same speed.
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holy cow, i can see so much of a difference is speed compared to FF! woot!
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i also like the layout better alot better than firefox
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