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Browser maker Opera has filed to go public
Norway-based company Opera Ltd. has filed for an initial public offering in the U.S. According to its F-1 document, the company plans to raise up to $115 million.
In 2017, Opera generated $128.9 million in operating revenue, which led to a net income of $6.1 million.
While many people are already familiar with the web browser Opera, the company itself has had a tumultuous history. Opera shareholders separated the company into two different entities — the browser maker and the adtech operations.
The advertising company is now called Otello. And a consortium of Chinese companies acquired the web browser, the consumer products and the Opera brand. That second part is the one that is going public in the U.S.
They offer an innovative, WebKit/Blink-based product.
Also at Android Police.
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Opera Discontinues its Mobile VPN App
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday July 03 2018, @06:50PM (2 children)
Many users liked the UI, others liked the kitchen sink bloat (email, torrent client, VPN service, etc). Many Opera UI concepts would later be copied by Firefox and Chrome.
Apparently, the source code for the last Presto version (12.15) was leaked in 2017. Is any masochist trying to maintain Presto-based Opera?
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(Score: 2) by Arik on Wednesday July 04 2018, @12:24AM
Give me version 3.62 code with a legal clearance to free it and I'd find myself sorely tempted though.
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 04 2018, @06:49AM
A bloat that light-weighted? Sign me in.