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merging from Opera (web browser)
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'''Opera Software''' is a Norwegian corporation, primarily known for its Opera (desktop web browser) and Opera family of mobile web browsers. Opera Mini was for some time the most popular mobile web browser in the world. Opera Software is also involved in promoting Web standards through participation in the World Wide Web Consortium|W3C. The company has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway, and is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange. The company also has offices in Sweden, [[People's Republic of China|China]], India, Japan, [[South Korea|Korea]], Poland, Czech Republic and the [[United States|USA]].
'''Opera Software''' is a Norwegian corporation, primarily known for its Opera (desktop web browser) and Opera family of mobile web browsers. Opera Mini was for some time the most popular mobile web browser in the world. Opera Software is also involved in promoting Web standards through participation in the [[World Wide Web Consortium|W3C]]. The company has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway, and is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange. The company also has offices in Sweden, [[People's Republic of China|China]], India, Japan, [[South Korea|Korea]], Poland, Czech Republic and the [[United States|USA]].
Opera's stated vision is "to deliver the best Internet experience on any device."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.opera.com/company/about/ |title=About Opera |publisher=Opera Software |accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref>
Opera's stated vision is "to deliver the best Internet experience on any device."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.opera.com/company/about/ |title=About Opera |publisher=Opera Software |accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref>
==About==
in 2017, Opera Software reported that they now serve over 350 million users worldwide.<ref>http://www.opera.com/about</ref> The browser handles common [[Internet]]-related tasks such as displaying web sites, sending and receiving [[e-mail]] messages, managing contacts, conversing on [[Internet Relay Chat|IRC]], downloading files via [[Torrent]], and reading [[web feed]]s. It is free for [[personal computer]]s and [[mobile phone]]s.
== History ==
== History ==
On September 20, 2005, Opera announced that it would remove the advertising from its browser and remain free of charge. Although Opera was free to download and use before this change, it had previously displayed an advertising banner unless the user purchased a license. The move was made in the hope that it would prompt more users to switch to the Opera browser.<ref>[http://www.opera.com/pressreleases/en/2005/09/20/ Feel Free: Opera Eliminates Ad Banner and Licensing Fee]</ref> However, Opera does continue to charge for its "Opera Mobile" product which runs on many Mobile devices.<ref>[http://www.opera.com/buy/?show=mobile Buy Opera]</ref>
On September 20, 2005, Opera announced that it would remove the advertising from its browser and remain free of charge. Although Opera was free to download and use before this change, it had previously displayed an advertising banner unless the user purchased a license. The move was made in the hope that it would prompt more users to switch to the Opera browser.<ref>[http://www.opera.com/pressreleases/en/2005/09/20/ Feel Free: Opera Eliminates Ad Banner and Licensing Fee]</ref> However, Opera does continue to charge for its "Opera Mobile" product which runs on many Mobile devices.<ref>[http://www.opera.com/buy/?show=mobile Buy Opera]</ref>
===Engine change===
From its beginning, Opera used its proprietary Presto engine. However, in 2013 Opera switched to Google's new Blink engine.<ref>http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/04/04/opera-confirms-it-will-follow-google-and-ditch-webkit-for-blink-as-part-of-its-commitment-to-chromium</ref><ref>http://www.operasoftware.com/press/releases/devices/2013-12-13</ref> Some accepted this change happily, others refused to update from version 12.16 (the last Presto engine edition), while others began using the new [[Vivaldi (web browser)|Vivaldi browser]], which was more recently created by the original designers of Opera.
== Legal issues ==
== Legal issues ==