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Title: Opera 9 Released
Post by: Clive on June 20, 2006, 19:13

Opera Software today released Opera 9, its newest Web browser for PCs. You can download it free in more than 25 languages for Windows, Mac, Linux and other platforms from www.opera.com. Opera 9 enhances the way you access, share and use online content by including innovative widgets - fun, small and useful Web programs - and support for BitTorrent?, the popular file distribution technology. Even while adding these improvements, Opera 9 maintains the security and speed millions of Opera fans have come to expect.

"For Opera 9, we worked hard to push the limits of what people expect from a Web browser, with increased speed, new Web standards support and innovative features such as widgets and BitTorrent," said Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "Even though we shaped this browser for the Web?s future, we have the powerful features people want and need for their surfing today. I truly feel Opera 9 has something for everyone."
 
Download opera 9 (http://www.opera.com/download/)

Title: Opera 9 Released
Post by: sam on June 20, 2006, 19:46

with the widgets they really look like they are aiming / heading towards the mac community I might have to give it a download onto my laptop.

Title: Opera 9 Released
Post by: gmax on June 21, 2006, 05:32

would this be better than firefox?

Title: Opera 9 Released
Post by: sam on June 21, 2006, 06:56

probably not, firefox is the best web browser I know.

Title: Opera 9 Released
Post by: Simon on June 21, 2006, 08:01

Quote from: "gmax"

would this be better than firefox?

Ask Chorley Dave.  He's just ditched Opera for Firefox.  It seems Opera now has too many bells and whistles for some users.  Firefox has just as many, but only when you add them by choice.

Title: Opera 9 Released
Post by: sam on June 21, 2006, 08:12

i think the same can be applied to opera really... I'm going to give the new version a go on my mac later, if I like it I'll let you know but something tells me I will still be uswing firefox / safari as my main web browsers