Opera to switch to Webkit
OP
^^ it happens when people developers don't follow web standards. last time I checked Opera was the most compatible browser with the standards. this was bound to happen as more apps(HTML5) are targeted to Webkit based browsers(AKA Safari/Chrome/Android stock browser). I think this is the only move which Opera could do.
long time opera user here. opera is the most compatible browser by web standards, but the web itself is very bad at sticking to those standards
increasingly irritated by the frequent updates, and switching to chrome for all the web 2.0 sites. mostly because everything does not stop if one site goes down or hangs.
but many site work much better on chrome. all the live, dynamic sites are definitely better on chrome. grooveshark, lastfm, 8tracks, youtube, reddit, pixlr are some sites that are easily better on chrome than opera.
and google strait up keeps harassing you to switch browsers to chrome, and then many web sites have an irritating pop up saying that the site is not optimised for your browser if you are using opera. then I usually don't bother with that site.
if this change means I don't have to keep a chrome version running for the applications, then it's welcome
increasingly irritated by the frequent updates, and switching to chrome for all the web 2.0 sites. mostly because everything does not stop if one site goes down or hangs.
but many site work much better on chrome. all the live, dynamic sites are definitely better on chrome. grooveshark, lastfm, 8tracks, youtube, reddit, pixlr are some sites that are easily better on chrome than opera.
and google strait up keeps harassing you to switch browsers to chrome, and then many web sites have an irritating pop up saying that the site is not optimised for your browser if you are using opera. then I usually don't bother with that site.
if this change means I don't have to keep a chrome version running for the applications, then it's welcome
ssk_the_gr8
Make Way the LORD is Here
Sad day. I'm going to switch to ie10 now.
tkin
Back to school!!
IE10 is really good you know
skeletor
Chosen of the Omnissiah
Opera > all.
Sad day for Presto though. Sad day for web-standards as well. Reminds me of the IE6 era.
It's mainly because mobile browsing = Webkit as far as support is concerned. And Apple doesn't allow a full fledged browser to use some other engine than Webkit on iOS.
Sad day for Presto though. Sad day for web-standards as well. Reminds me of the IE6 era.
It's mainly because mobile browsing = Webkit as far as support is concerned. And Apple doesn't allow a full fledged browser to use some other engine than Webkit on iOS.
thetechfreak
Legend Never Ends
Oh well this is bad. Hopefully the change will be for the better
Switch to Firefox if you really consider switching from Opera.IE10 is really good you know
gameranand
Living to Play
Really sad. I love Opera for a long time.
jaykant
Broken In
Opera will show a preview of its first Chromium-based smartphone browser at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month. The browser company, which boasts of having 300 million users, says that it has already made its first contribution to WebKit: a set of patches to make WebKit's handling of CSS columns as capable as Presto's.
cute.bandar
Cyborg Agent
Long time opera user(fanboy ) here.
I don't mind this at all. Never used opera for its rendering engine. well maybe for the instant back feature. But thats about it. And knowing Opera I am sure they'll figure out a way to keep the instant back feature in the webkit based browser.
) here.I don't mind this at all. Never used opera for its rendering engine. well maybe for the instant back feature. But thats about it. And knowing Opera I am sure they'll figure out a way to keep the instant back feature in the webkit based browser.
tkin
Back to school!!
No doubt about this, opera has been the foremost leader in rendering tech forever, opera creator(forgot name) actually designed CSS, maybe with opera we can finally get rid of the maximum no. of bugs that chromium has.
anirbandd
Conversation Architect
well this seems a logical move... when i first got internet, opera was the only browser i used for a couple of years... then one day that compatibility problems with certain sites began coming up.. and the frequency of the isuues began increasing and some site would just make the browser hang.. then i switched to Chrome. and i have been using it since..
i hope the devs at opera redesign their WebKit to look different from Chrome.
btw i guess Opera Mini is the default standard of mobile browsers..
i hope the devs at opera redesign their WebKit to look different from Chrome.
btw i guess Opera Mini is the default standard of mobile browsers..
ssk_the_gr8
Make Way the LORD is Here
i'm so disappointed by opera's decision to switch to webkit. I hated IE6 for ruining the web and now due to web developers ignorance, webkit is the new IE6. I would have preferred it if they chose gecko.
tkin
Back to school!!
Same here, but Presto was faster than all, its google's damn forcing their stuff down everyone's throat that caused web devs to become ignorant and design webpages that had issues with opera, even google broke gmail for opera a few years back, had to use fake browser id to circumvent that, not to mention google also blocked instant for opera at time of launch, only supported it a lot later. If every web browser devs stuck to web standards then web devs would have been forced to use proper standards
ssk_the_gr8
Make Way the LORD is Here
Using IE10 and FF, they cant match opera. But the truth is that Opera was not getting traction and with the power of google's advertising monopoly they could never compete.
tkin
Back to school!!
Yes, its very surprising to see Google, who people praise for openness and android etc is actually turning into a silent tyrant, previously they tried to reject their advertisement contract with firefox when chrome came out, then I see a lot of products like Avast and adobe flash, etc come with chrome installers
