Opera is now free!

Though not free as in beer

http://www.opera.com/
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The Opera web browser is now completely free for anyone without any annoying ad. banners at the top.

Why we're going free

Opera has removed the banners, found within our browser, and the licensing fee. Opera’s growth, due to tremendous worldwide customer support, has made today’s milestone an achievable goal. Premium support is available.


So, if you haven't tried it out yet, give it a go. Opera offers many of the same features as Firefox (security, tabs, skins, etc), although it does seem to, generally, use-up less system resources than Firefox.
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Competition is good.

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Frankly, I kinda feel like a schmuck for paying $40 for it. I guess I've had it long enough that it amounts to less than 10 cents a day. So go ahead and get your Opera....it's on me.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Puts the rest of 'em to shame!
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
hm.. the free licence I got hold of which they gave away didn't feel that special now...

but it's good news anyways. Thanks for the heads up!
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
So go ahead and get your Opera....it's on me.


Thanks Lantec!
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
About time! I tried Opera long time ago. NOW, it's FREE. Sweeeeeeeeet!
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Certainly would be more willing to use it now that its free and has no ads. Those ads were a big turnoff. However i'm comfortable with FF so really don't see a reason to change. I haven't tried Opera in since like version 5 or 6, somewhere in there, yet I just never liked the interface.
I know its been changed, I still don't see the point in switching.

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Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hey, thanks for the news! I hadn't given Opera a real try because of those ads. Now I'll definitely take a closer look, although I like FireFox quite a bit.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
NETSCAPE RULES!!!!

ANYway...
I have to download it. Now I'll have 4 different browsers on my computer. If your a web developer, a help desk consultant (or a tech consultant period), or just a techboy you HAVE to have all the major browsers that run on your OS.

Alternatives to IE is great. You think MS would have came up with IE7 before WindowsVS? Nope.


NETSCAPE RULES!
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Opera rules!


Agreed.

Unfortunately, WC doesn't always seem to like it.
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
? I've never seen that error message and I've been using Opera for quite a while. Have you downloaded the Java Plug-In from the Opera website?
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I haven't seen that error message here.  However, when I look at a post in the forums the page seems to continuously "reload".

Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
when I look at a post in the forums the page seems to continuously "reload".

I haven't experienced any problems with Opera since they fixed the justification problem a few months ago. Opera starts to display the page as soon as it starts to receive data. Are you seeing it load continuosly as long as you view a page. Do you see it in the progress bars as loading?
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yes, it shows in the progress bar.  But it's real fast.  The best way way I can describe it is a continuous reload.
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Look under Prefernces - Advanced - Browsing - Redraw Every________ and see what it's set to. It may be set to redraw too fast or too slow.
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
My favorite browser now FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Look under Prefernces - Advanced - Browsing - Redraw Every________ and see what it's set to. It may be set to redraw too fast or too slow.

I tried several of setting and it still does it.

Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
you HAVE to have all the major browsers that run on your OS
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Features http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Have you downloaded the Java Plug-In from the Opera website?

Where can I get that from?
I Googled about a bit, and had a quick look at the Opera site; however, there didn't seem to be anything relating to a Java plug-in. Version 1.5 of the Sun Java Runtime Environment is installed on my computer, which it also says in the 'About Opera' page.
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I Googled about a bit, and had a quick look at the Opera site; however, there didn't seem to be anything relating to a Java plug-in. Version 1.5 of the Sun Java Runtime Environment is installed on my computer, which it also says in the 'About Opera' page.

That's all you need I believe.

Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
re error msg @ #12
I have used Opera for a few weeks - not long, I know - but I haven't had any problems with the WC site
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
when I look at a post in the forums the page seems to continuously "reload".

I have this problem with the Wincustomize forums as well. In fact, I had to make this post using FireFox.

The progress bar in the addresses to 100% as the page loads, then it starts back at 0% and starts to climb back to 100% and the page reloads itself again. And again. And Again.. I have to close the tab in order for it to stop. So far, I've encountered this problem only with Wincustomize forums. Opera seems fine everywhere else.