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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.<ref>https://gigaom.com/2013/01/24/why-operas-lightweight-mini-browser-is-growing-faster-than-ever-before</ref> This was in part due to the dramatic increase in mobile browsing due to the [[iPhone]].<ref>iPhonehttp://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/10/opera.mini.opera.95</ref> 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 desktop web browser and family of mobile web browsers. Opera Mini was for some time the most popular mobile web browser in the world.<ref>https://gigaom.com/2013/01/24/why-operas-lightweight-mini-browser-is-growing-faster-than-ever-before</ref> This was in part due to the dramatic increase in mobile browsing due to the [[iPhone]].<ref>iPhonehttp://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/10/opera.mini.opera.95</ref> 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, China, India, Japan, Korea, Poland, Czech Republic and the 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==
==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 feeds. It is free for [[personal computer]]s and [[mobile phone]]s.
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 feeds. It is free for [[personal computer]]s and [[mobile phone]]s.
===Advantages===
*Clean, functional interface
*Very customization
*With enough system resources, loads pages and content quickly
*supports many extensions
===Disadvantages===
*Requires more system resources (especially [[Random-access memory|RAM]]) than many other browsers.
*No longer used the unique Presto engine, meaning this now functions similarly to other Chromium browsers.
== History ==
== History ==