[Mithaldu]

> The native feel seems largely to have been Opera 12's downfall; they just didn't have the resources/manpower to maintain their own

Nope.

What happened is that they started getting more and more into the ad business as a way to make real income, and they got very successful in the mobile area with that, to the point that they didn't need the browser anymore. All it took after that was a bunch of MBAs to have the smart idea to convert the browser to a token marketing effort, edge out the founders' ideas, and pivot towards the ad business full force.