i used opera because its features were important to me. if i switch, it will likely be to firefox and only because it has extensions that somewhat mirror the functionality i had in opera for 12 years (without extensions)...
if opera is based on chromium, it should have all the combined features of both browsers. or at least all the special features of opera along with the features of chromium. i am not sure why the features of chromium were removed (bookmarks, search engine options, etc.). if only very minimal opera features are going to be there, i would rather use chromium or comodo dragon as my main browsers, which of course i am currently using as alternative browsers. thanks.
in fact, i don't know what to do?! i don't want to switch. i'll keep my current 12.15 for as long as possible. i hope you guys listen to your fanbase and reincorporate the most wanted features of your old and beloved opera (mail, bookmarks, customized searches, etc.) you're not politicians, you can change your opinion!! so, don't be ignorant! cheers.
come to your senses!
opera is not what it was, nor does it seem to be headed that way. dollars have replaced interest in a better browsing experience, and the employees still at opera [especially haavard] seem to get very testy when confronted with reasonable questions in a fair manner, without vitriol and profanity. there is very little communication from them on the developer blog, which is, ostensibly, its purpose.
in short, for something "built from scratch" why does it look so much like chrome, to even the most casual user. why lie about it? you are copying chrome and ripping out features at first to make it appear that actual work is continuing. if that were not the case, the download would not be so huge. it is clear that the original programmers are gone, and a team of junior programmers have taken over, else why would so many mistakes have been repeated throughout the development of revision 12? this same degree of incompetence is continuing with revision 15, as it appears that the programming team cannot cut and paste from the chromium code very well.
why should anyone use this, when it is easier, and more productive to simply download chrome, if that is the experience they desire?
i'm most likely not going to switch, since the ux on other browsers is just so bad. opera can't really get worse than that, even with missing so-called "must-have" features.
i'm so sorry, opera team. i love the presto-based opera, but you are breaking down this engine and following google; i hate google!
what is wrong with you people?
i understand that operaasa is a commercial company and its reason for being is to make a profit.