A night at the Opera

More good news in the world of web browsers (since the release of Firefox, that is). Opera, an innovative software maker of web browsing software have finally realized the folly in charging for their web browser software. Until recently, you either had to put up with ad banners in the software or pay for the browser. I never understood why anybody would pay, when Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Netscape, and other browsers were offered for free without annoying ads. Sure the browser had many advanced features, like tabbed browsing, but after the release of Firefox, which has many of the same features - for free - I can't see how they could still expect users to pay for their browser.

I think this is a very smart move on their part. Hopefully this will up the ante in the browser market, leading to more competition and innovation.

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