Opera Hits 1 Million Downloads
Friday, September 23, 2005 by Island Dog | Discussion: Windows Software
I have been reading forums about Opera and the response has been very good. I was actually surprised to see the amount of people who say they are dropping Firefox for Opera.
"Just 48 hours after Opera Software removed the ads and license fee from its popular Web browser, Opera 8.5 has been downloaded by over 1 million people, the company said Thursday. The number is double Opera's previous download record, which it achieved in April with version 8.0.
Opera's new freeware status puts added pressure on Microsoft's aging Internet Explorer and even Mozilla Firefox, which soared to popularity as a free alternative to IE 6. Opera says the majority of downloaders were IE users. "The success of our free browser proves the world is ready for a fresh option," said Opera CEO Jon S. von Tetzchner."
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Reply #1 Friday, September 23, 2005 8:51 PM