Building browsers! #Web30
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Jon, thank you so much for all that you have done for the Web and for browsers. And thank you for all you will do for the Web and browsers in the future.
Opera was my first web browser (after Internet Explorer) and I loved it so much, because of it's different layers of customization. And as many others, I was sad when you left Opera and saw the new direction they were heading.
But then came Vivaldi and I'm using it since the first public version. And I couldn't think of another browser I'd rather use than Vivaldi. Thank you!
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@jon Handsome Jon! You rock!
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Ask Terry Reed (TempleOS) what he thinks of these MIT ni&&as
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Very good, Jon. I appreciate your efforts to help us view the Web as we would like and that adapts to our preferences. Your work (along with your cohorts) and creativity is very much appreciated!
I love the turbo shortcuts (bookmark nicknaming) from the Opera days, and the mouse gestures, keyboard shortcuts, tab-stacking, and flexibility you have been giving us for nearly three decades now! Wow!
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In addition to the browser, what most delights users, is the philosophy of Vivaldi browser!!! Very cool.
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Great story... I really want you to also tell us a story on why you quit Opera, and what happened there? We were all hopeful we'd get a newer more powerful Opera but instead we got another useless Chrome clone...
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@MoonDawg That's Geir Ivarsรธy, the co-founder of Opera browser, who unfortunately passed quite young, of cancer.
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Well done Jon! You've come a long way since those early days and have always stuck to your beliefs (a reason I jumped onto the Vivaldi Alpha test as soon as I found out about it).
It is developers/entrepreneurs like you that keep folks like me here and make the internet easier to use and a better place to be.
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Thanks for building Opera, Jon, and thanks for sharing this story.
I remember my first encounter with Opera, it was the fastest and lightest browser in my old computer and I fell in love ever since. -
I was always an Opera user, and bemoaned the decisions they made to drop so many of the treasured tools I loved so much. I am so glad you have brought these back to us, something as simple as a browser that can take notes in the sidebar makes all the difference in the world! Thank you.
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