[JohnTHaller]

One upside is that it is still actively developed. Opera 12.x is not and should not be used other than for testing at this point.

[Mithaldu]

5000 steps back and 3 forward as a token to convert the headlines from "Opera ASA throws away browser" to "Opera ASA releases new browser" is not an upside, it's still a dirty lie. And Opera 12 is fine, has even recently received an SSL upgrade.