June 12, 2008
Opera 9.5 released
Posted Jun. 12, ’08, 1:00 PM PT by David Dahlquist
Category | Software » Updates
Opera may be one of the lesser-known browsers out there (they command around 0.7% of the worldwide browser market), but there are a number of users who swear by it, and we wouldn’t want to leave them out, would we?
Opera version 9.5 is recommended as a stability and security upgrade, but it also adds the ability to synch bookmarks with Opera Link, includes a new developer tool called Opera Dragonfly, as well as a number of altered keyboard shortcuts and improved fraud protection.
It scores an 83/100 on the ever-important Acid3 Test, and hey, it’s a free download. Give it a shot and let us know what you think.
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Now I understand why Opera only has less than a 1% market share. Opera use to be a good browser about a year ago. This new interface has been designed to fit into the Vista environment. The native theme for the Mac is still too Window-ish.
I could live with that I suppose but Opera is no longer the fastest browser by far. That was something Opera use to be a able to boast. After installing it and using it, the speed differences between Firefox 3 and Safari was very obvious. Opera was slow and rendering some pages poorly.
What a far cry from what Opera use to be like. I guess the developers took this browser as far as they could. And if you think this is just my exclusive opinion, just visit the Opera labs blog and take a look at the comments by Opera fans. Many are not pleased with this new release.
Anyway I'm quite happy with the nightly builds of Webkit, Saft and Inquisitor plugins along with NightShift. Unlike Opera the nightly builds of Webkit are incredibly fast, stable and very polished.