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      11 months ago

      Because it wasn’t based on the Chrome engine (initially, anyway). That’s actually a significant enough reason to at least consider it. I’ve never used Opera precisely because of its origins (honestly I thought it was Russian, though there’s not much practical difference in this case), but innovation is innovation. The fewer non-Chrome browsers exist, the worse off we all are.

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        11 months ago

        Ah, didn’t know how old that doc was. Opera only switched to Chrome in 2013 or so.

        But yeah, I agree. That’s why I support Ladybird’s and Servo’s development. They are the best bet to help stop the duopoly. If only Opera would BSD-license and open source their Presto Engine I would love to see someone pick up development of that. Instead we get Opera putting jumpscares in their browser .

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          I’ve not even heard of those two, I’ve stuck with Firefox for so long. I’ll check them out, thanks!