Re: Opera 24 for Linux released on Developer stream

Dear Arjan,

Sorry to say this, but after making us wait so long you're going to need
more than a cheery note to pull me back in.

When Chrome-based-Opera first came out I tried it on Windows and did not
like what I saw.  All of the best features of Chrome were included but
none of the best features of Opera were there.  It was like 1983 when
Coca-Cola decided to put Pepsi in their bright red cans.  Consumers
could at that time purchase Pepsi in Pepsi cans and Pepsi in Coke cans,
but you couldn't get Coke anywhere.  If I had wanted to switch to Chrome
I had plenty of opportunity to do so, but I very much favored Opera
until you forced me to make the switch.  If I am going to use Chrome,
what is the advantage of using Chrome with an Opera skin?

This is too bad, since formerly I was an avid supporter of Opera and
even worked to get others onboard using it.  However, I have now
relegated Opera to my "great software fondly remembered" list, along
with WordPerfect.  My strategy at present is to continue to use Opera 12
(Linux and Windows) as long as it works, and use Chrome whenever it
doesn't.  With each passing month I am using Chrome a little bit more.

If you have any hope of getting me to try Opera 24 on Linux, you'll need
to first provide an exact list of which former features of Opera are no
longer available.  I know there are some.

	- Bill




On Mon, 2014-06-23 at 10:11 +0200, Arjan van Leeuwen wrote:
> We've just released the first version of Opera for Linux since the
> switchover to Chromium/Blink here:
> http://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2014/06/opera-24-linux-released-developer-stream/
> Try it and feel free to leave some feedback :) 

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