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Opera browser sold to a Chinese consortium for $600 million
URL: https://www.engadget.com/2016/07/18/opera-browser-sold-to-a-chinese-consortium-for-600-million/ [engadget.com]
After a $1.2 billion deal fell through, Opera has sold most of itself to a Chinese consortium for $600 million. The buyers, led by search and security firm Qihoo 360, are purchasing Opera's browser business, its privacy and performance apps, its tech licensing and, most importantly, its name. The Norwegian company will keep its consumer division, including Opera Apps & Games and Opera TV. The consumer arm has 560 workers, but the company hasn't said what will happen to its other 1,109 employees.
Opera used to be the cutting edge of browsers. Many features that we take for granted today, started in Opera in one way or the other (tabbed browsing, anyone?). Its decline started when they got rid of their presto rendering engine in order to be just another skin of Chrome, and with that one decision, effectively eliminated what made them desirable. Now the empty husk is being sold to another consortium.
Who still uses Opera, who will continue to use it?
What are your favorite features from Opera "back in the day"?
A group of folks from the original Opera crew went off to create the Vivaldi Browser [wikipedia.org]; how many of you are using that? Is there an update on how this browser handles privacy?
