Opera Offers Ad-Free Browser for One Day Only

[Nomad559]

Opera Turns 10: Offers Ad-Free Browser for One Day Only

For one day only, you can get an ad-free version of Opera. Simply e-mail [e-mail] to obtain a registration code. This offer is valid from 12 a.m. Tuesday, August 30 to 12 a.m. Wednesday, August 31 2005 (PDT).

Download Opera 8.02 - Download.com

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[Wabbajack]

1. Is opera better than firefox?

[TreasonousBastard]

2. Depends what you mean by "better"...

I've been using it for years-- since around V.2.x and it beat everyone else to things like tabs, keyboard commands, file management, cookie and popup control, password and login... Usually first with the good stuff and everyone else plays catchup. And, it's still the fastest at loading pages.

Mozilla/Firefox has caught up pretty well, and may even have more features, but you need to deal with all those extensions to get them. Opera has it all there for you, including a decent email client, a newsreader, and RSS. I use Firefox as a backup browser, and have no real problems with it, but am so used to Opera that I really don't want to change, and haven't seen a reason to.

According to CNet and Woody's Windows Watch, Opera is a bit more secure than Firefox, but not by much. I can honestly say that after using it for years I've NEVER been hijacked or gotten a virus or trojan from a website. (That I know of, anyway-- scans always show up clean.)

[Nomad559]

3. Opera is a bit more secure than Firefox

Opera is MUCH more secure than Firefox.
Firefox has had more patches In 2005 than any other browser.

Secunia Security Advisories

Firefox
2005 - 17 Secunia Advisories
http://secunia.com/product/4227/?period=2005#statistics

Opera
2005 - 6 Secunia Advisories
http://secunia.com/product/4932/?period=2005#statistics

Internet Explorer
2005 - 11 Secunia Advisories
http://secunia.com/product/11/?period=2005#statistics

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[TreasonousBastard]

12. True, but...

most of those Firefox patches were for some very low-threat sorts of things. Gotta say, though, that as much as I like the idea of open source software, hackers have the source code right in front of them to make their work easier. And, yes, low threat is not no threat.

Opera, btw, had a serious problem with v8.01 and released the fix- v8.02, within a day or two. Musta set some kind of record for security patching. I really, really hope the Firefox craze doesn't end up shutting them down.

[Deja Q]

4. And one day later, people will switch back!

:D

[BiggJawn]

5. Wonder if I can get a code for V 6.05?

I tried V8.02, and frankly I was VERY disappointed. it was NOT "the world's fastest browser", and I went back to V6.

[landdaddy]

6. I'm using V8.01

and I love it! I may be able to help with V6. PM me!

[LynneSin]

7. I'm a sworm believer in Opera but the adds on top never bothered me

:shrug:

[BiggJawn]

8. Not even the talking ones?

Like the one with Ernest P. Worell's brother who'd say "Ay! I kin hep you lower yer intrest rates!"

Scared the shit out of me the first time that one popped up...

[LynneSin]

9. I selected which banner ads I would see

I guess that wasn't on my pre-select

[BiggJawn]

10. He didn't last long.

I think he freaked too many people out...Maybe he needed more cowbell?

[Nomad559]

11. Kick

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