Complete History Present and Future of Opera and advantages of opera and disadvantages of other browsers
Introduction
Opera
browser is owned by opera software. In 2016, opera browser receives bronze
medal and it ranked 3rd among the top ten browser of the current year. Its
annual sales or revenue is 4.97 billion $, and 1565 employees are currently
working on it. Opera is still the runaway favorite for the mobile browser. It
controls fully 21 percent of the mobile market with iPhone a close second at 19
percent. Outside of the US, it is a different story, though. In Africa, Opera
Mobile is the favorite by 67 percent, in Asia it holds 41 percent, so that’s how
Opera has won so big in the mobile market Past of Opera
Opera began in 1994 as a research project at
Telenor. In 1995, it branched out into a separate company named Opera Software.
Opera was first released publicly with version 2.0 in 1996.which only
ran on Microsoft Windows. Project to release Opera to mobile device platforms
was started in 1998. Opera 4.0, released in 2000, included a new
cross-platform core that facilitated creation of editions of Opera for multiple
operating systems and platforms. Version 5.0 was released in 2000,
Opera became ad-sponsored, displaying advertisements to users who had
not paid for it. With version 8.5 was released in 2005 the
advertisements were removed entirely and primary financial support for
the browser came through revenue from Google which is by contract Opera's
default search engine. Among the new features introduced, fraud
protection in version 9.1 was released in 2006 A new
JavaScript engine called Carakan was introduced with version 10.5
and made opera more than seven times faster in SunSpider than Opera
10.1 on 16 December 2010, Opera 11 was released On 28 May
2013, a beta release of Opera 15 was made available, the
first version based on the Chromium project. Many distinctive features of the
previous versions were dropped, and Opera Mail was separated into a standalone
application derived from Opera 12.On 20 April 2016, Opera announced that
free VPN is integrated in the developer's browser to support the private
network.Present of Opera
Latest version of Opera was released
in November 23, 2016 was 41.0.2353.69. Previous release, Beta 41.0.2353 was
released in 30 October 22, 2016. Opera browser is written in C++ language and
is available for different Operating system i.e. Windows, macOS, Linux. Opera
is using powerful Engines like Blink and V8, Presto was used in Version 12 and
before. Opera is Available in 42 languages. In July 2016, the Opera browser was sold to Qihoo for
$600 million.On 4 November 2016 Golden Brick Capital including Qihoo completed
the acquisition. Opera
offers a wide range of product. Users can choose the product for their use
suitable for their work and needs. Products of opera are: 
§ Opera
§ Opera Min
§ Opera Beta
§ Opera Developer
§ Opera Coast
§ Opera portable
§ Opera for Mac
§ Opera for Linux
§ Opera for Windows
Future of Opera
Why it
isn't bound for extinction. Browsers need to start afresh to satisfy the
surfing needs of the future, claims the team behind the Opera.
Opera Coast is a leader in
the growing trend to remove distractions between you the user and your favorite
online content, treating websites like apps and tossing out 20 years of legacy
features. Opera Coast is based on touch gestures, with nearly no buttons. It
puts content front and center, keeping technology “under the hood” and giving
websites the screen’s full real estate.
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“Great content is what drives
the web, and it’s what should drive a great web browser. We want to take our
commitment to content a step further in the latest edition of Opera Coast”
PROS. OF OPERA
1)
It
makes internet browsing faster , even on slow connections with Opera Turbo
2)
It
have a built-in Add blocker and free VPN and battery saver mode.
3)
Many
features incorporated into both Chrome and Firefox originated in Opera browser
4)
Opera
utilizes visual tabs which contain thumbnails of each tabs current page
5)
Opera
as it is arguably the most secure browser on the market.
6)
Opera
has fast web page downloading , It is the latest in browser technology allowing
the users to speed through the web pages
7) It has features mouse gestures,
making browsing experience more fun.
8) Opera Browser is light , So , It does
not take a large enough hard drive memory on a notebook or PC
9)
Opera
offers different product for different users one can select the product
suitable for them.
10)
Opera
portable browser enables user to run the opera browser from USB
CONS. OF OTHERS
1)
Chrome consume a much space in RAM causing the CPU to slowdown
2)
There
are some compatibility issues, not
all websites are compatible with Mozilla
Firefox, Some websites do not show properly in this browser and require
the user to view them with IE, It has slow
initial boot time, it has known for high CPU memory usage.
3)
Safari has lack of customization options that many competitors offer and Safari
has lack of customization options that many competitors offer
4)
UC Browser is fast, but According most analyst it
still isn’t fastest than its
toughest competitor i.e. Opera Mini
5)
One
of the biggest issues with Edge
is its lack of extension support.
Those who want to install plugins will have to
6)
Internet Explorer is less secure than other browsers, It becomes buggy easily and it is targeted by the hackers. It
is considered slower than other
browsers
Conclusions….
Opera have always strive to develop
superior products and services for our users around the world, through
state-of-the-art technology, innovation, leadership and partnerships. Opera believe
that an open, connected world powered by great technology and services is
essential to break down barriers that limit access to information, education
and fun. It manages to stay on
par with the competition with its robust feature set, advanced security
protocols and rapid speeds. Its goal is to improve communication for the
benefit of everyone. Opera believes in doing more on the web, with a fast and
secure browser!
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