bookmarks and panel (with notes) are 100% deal breakers for me. if you're trying to change people's behavior with the bookmarks thing, i think that's an office ribbon / windows 8 start button / gnome 3 type thing to do. people are going to really hate you for it. it's not worth it.
we don't know yet what user data opera collects and what user data opera sends to advertising partners like google, amazon, and others.
keep all the adjustments currently in 12.16.
i will be a bit disappointed; i know that whatever i end up using won't be as good as opera 12. some of these "must-have" features that my entire online experience is built around, i'm not quite sure how i'm going to manage!
it's a shame to lose the most customizable and feature-rich browser in the world :-(
dnf
don't make the coca-cola mistake.
this better not be like the whole new coke thing where you ruin your browser for a few months only to bring opera 12 back later on as opera classic just to drum up a larger user base.
you were the best and the leader...you have now become a copycat and follower.