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Opera browser sold to a Chinese consortium for $600 million
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.
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I've never used this browser. I'd be curious how the people here who use it feel about this turn of events.
It was once its own code base, fast and quite nice. Then, it became a sibling to Safari and Chrome. Still using it primarily on Mac OS, iOS and Windows, but the apparent advantages are less than they once were. One recent addition I don't mind is being able to grab tabs I have open on other devices and pull them onto whatever machine I'm using. That's fluid.