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http://www.opera.com/press/releases/2009/04/28/ 1994: the year that started it all Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Opera browser’s origin Oslo, Norway — April 28, 2009 Fifteen years ago, two computer scientists sat at their desks in a research lab in what is today Telenor, Norway’s telecommunications incumbent, itching to begin a new project. They were going to build their own Web browser. Those first keystrokes would become Opera, the browser that has set — and continues to set — the standard for browser innovation. Jon von Tetzchner, the CEO of Opera Software, and Geir Ivarsøy began coding the original desktop Web browser in April 1994. Today, about 40 million people use Opera on their Windows, Mac and Linux computers. “Geir and I knew the Web would forever change how people live, work and play — the Web browser would be the tool to enable that transformation,” said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera. “Today, I am humbled by what our company, together with the worldwide community of Opera users, has achieved. In the next 15 years, billions of people will join the Web. I am confident we will give them even more reasons to choose Opera. Everyone deserves a good browser, regardless of how or where they connect to the Web.” The original Opera desktop browser paved the way for Opera to create a single, cross-platform browser engine. Because this browser core works anywhere, Opera now powers the Web experience on a stunning array of devices. From TVs, set-top boxes and media players to mobile phones, game consoles, cars and computers, today Opera is available to hundreds of millions of people around the world. 15 years of browser innovation A relentless focus on the user has propelled innovation at Opera from the first day through today. Opera’s desktop browser has introduced new features and innovations that keep our users productive, inspired and engaged on the Web. With Opera’s first public release, we laid the foundation for tabbed browsing by allowing multiple documents in the same browsing window. In 2001, Opera introduced Mouse Gestures which radically improves how people navigate the Web. New innovations focused on keeping our users productive and organized. A note-taking feature in the browser, the original Speed Dial for a person’s favorite sites, Opera Link to keep data synchronized and available anywhere set the stage for Opera’s ongoing evolution. This year, Opera has already unveiled Opera Turbo, which compresses pages to give broadband-like speeds on almost any Internet connection. Yet there is much more to come. Stay tuned to see how we think the Web will evolve next. Resources Settle the debate. See when certain Opera features were introduced first: http://www.opera.com/docs/history/ Why should you use Opera? Here are 15 good reasons. The story in eight panels. Opera CEO, Jon Tetzchner’s account of Opera’s inception and road ahead. Opera Software CTO Håkon Wium Lie shares his views on what to expect in the next 15 years. Visit party headquarters. About Opera Software ASA Opera Software ASA has redefined Web browsing for PCs, mobile phones and other networked devices. Opera's cross-platform Web browser technology is renowned for its performance, standards compliance and small size, while giving users a faster, safer and more dynamic online experience. Opera Software is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices around the world. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OPERA. Learn more about Opera at http://www.opera.com/ Go to the homepage today for a throwback to 1994 :-)
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The story is kinda funny to me because I have never once heard of them. Huh. Well, you learn something new everyday.
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what's this about oprah turning 15?
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girfanatic501 wrote:
The story is kinda funny to me because I have never once heard of them. Huh. Well, you learn something new everyday.
My avatar has long been the Opera logo:-( I guess it takes people a while to discover Opera; I know I was an IE fan back in 2003, and I heard about Opera shortly afterward but stayed away because you had to pay to remove the ads...and then I didn't learn it had become completely free until a year afterward and even then it took a while before I left Firefox behind in 2007.
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Opera "turbo" is a very nice feature.. this isn't like some bad thing like fasterfox or any shit like this.. Now I love to using it to speed quickly some Japanese page and even this web site, because my ISP is seem to be very slow there. Thought, most time I'm using firefox with vimperator.....
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I'm posting here just to shamefully admit that I pronounce the browser's name as "Oprah."
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I also used to wake up every morning, open my curtains, and see the twin towers. And then one day, wasn't able to anymore, I'll never forget that.