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Re: Google to buy opera?
« Reply #15 on: 17 December 2005, 17:10 »
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is Konqueror even good as a web browser?
Yep, it kicks ass (as a file manager too, and all the other stuff it can do (network folders, storge media)). I just prefer Firefox though.
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Re: Google to buy opera?
« Reply #16 on: 18 December 2005, 22:16 »
I seriously prefer Internet Explorer. There is absolutely no risk of avoiding viri, adware, spyware and other malware with it and it even propagates popups. I never have to worry about accidentally removing it either.

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Re: Google to buy opera?
« Reply #17 on: 18 December 2005, 22:21 »
Yes, Internet Explorer - very handy. :D
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Re: Google to buy opera?
« Reply #18 on: 19 December 2005, 11:39 »
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I seriously prefer Internet Explorer. There is absolutely no risk of avoiding viri, adware, spyware and other malware with it and it even propagates popups. I never have to worry about accidentally removing it either.

Try Opera if you didn't like Firefox that much.

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Re: Google to buy opera?
« Reply #19 on: 19 December 2005, 14:12 »
I think he's probably joking. ;)
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Re: Google to buy opera?
« Reply #20 on: 20 December 2005, 00:40 »
Considering the fact that Jenda is a Linux devotee, I'm pretty sure he was joking too.

Konqueror is pretty good, just like Safari is pretty good.  But damn, SeaMonkey is the fucking master, with Firefox being a close second.

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Re: Google to buy opera?
« Reply #22 on: 22 December 2005, 22:14 »
Same old story a company has an innovative product and Microsoft buys them out. :rolleyes:
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Re: Google to buy opera?
« Reply #23 on: 22 December 2005, 23:30 »
If Microsoft did buy Opera, that would be a pretty good reason for me to remove it immediately from my computer.

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Re: Google to buy opera?
« Reply #24 on: 22 December 2005, 23:36 »
Oh no, I might need to switch back to Firefox. :(
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Re: Google to buy opera?
« Reply #25 on: 22 December 2005, 23:42 »
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Oh no, I might need to switch back to Firefox. :(
You might have to buy a bigger harddrive, too ;)
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Re: Google to buy opera?
« Reply #26 on: 24 December 2005, 13:20 »
I remember that there recently was an article about several companies which pushed Microsoft to buy Opera. Anyone remember it? I really hope they don't. Competition is good, hehe.

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Re: Google to buy opera?
« Reply #27 on: 26 December 2005, 02:35 »
How would that work, though?  Opera is an early fork from the Mozilla project, right?  I'm not sure how well Microsoft's EULA would mesh with the Gecko engine.  They certainly couldn't release it under its own separate license, that would be just too darn legally weird for them - they'd have to combine it in with the rest of the OS.

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Re: Google to buy opera?
« Reply #28 on: 26 December 2005, 14:23 »
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Opera is an early fork from the Mozilla project, right?

Wrong ;)
Opera has been there since 1995, and Netscape began to make its products open source in 1998.