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by wilhelm
5131 days ago
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I've spent seven years of my life at Opera, quitting just a few months ago. I've reached the exact same conclusions as ppk. Owning both a browser and the applications running in it is an immensely powerful combination, as demonstrated by Google. It makes perfect sense for Facebook to want to do the same. And as much as I dislike Facebook, I believe a buyout like this is the only way for Opera to survive long-term. They have a brilliant engineering team, but it's dwarfed by its competitors. The Presto engine is maintained by a team of just ~60 developers and ~30 testers. They're doing amazing work, but can't keep up with the faster pace of Webkit or Trident development. Combine that with the current level of mismanagement, and you're in trouble. Without backing from a bigger player, Opera will dwindle to irrelevance as the use of its proxy browser fades away. |
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