Comments on: Opera Unite Struggles to Keep up With Its Ambitions http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/opera-unite-struggles-to-keep-up-with-its-ambitions/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:24:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Don’t Let the PC Become a Dinosaur – GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/opera-unite-struggles-to-keep-up-with-its-ambitions/#comment-985398 Don’t Let the PC Become a Dinosaur – GigaOM Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:13:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59128#comment-985398 <p>[...] of wired connectivity and computing horsepower. We need operating systems that understand how interactive the PC must become and that can integrate things like P2P for delivering large content to the web or around the [...]</p> [...] of wired connectivity and computing horsepower. We need operating systems that understand how interactive the PC must become and that can integrate things like P2P for delivering large content to the web or around the [...]

]]> By: Opera: Re-Unite(d) | Technologizer http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/opera-unite-struggles-to-keep-up-with-its-ambitions/#comment-978126 Opera: Re-Unite(d) | Technologizer Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:38:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59128#comment-978126 [...] Unite first showed up last June as an alpha that was accompanied by some of the most excessive hype ever attached to a product that didn’t hail from Cupertino–the company said it “would forever change the fundamental fabric of the Web.”  I understand that changing the fundamental fabric of anything takes more than a few months, but Unite got off to a rocky start, suffering issues related to both reliability and privacy. [...] [...] Unite first showed up last June as an alpha that was accompanied by some of the most excessive hype ever attached to a product that didn’t hail from Cupertino–the company said it “would forever change the fundamental fabric of the Web.”  I understand that changing the fundamental fabric of anything takes more than a few months, but Unite got off to a rocky start, suffering issues related to both reliability and privacy. [...]

]]> By: tobo http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/opera-unite-struggles-to-keep-up-with-its-ambitions/#comment-973352 tobo Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:27:55 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59128#comment-973352 Tonido is a payware Tonido is a payware

]]> By: tobo http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/opera-unite-struggles-to-keep-up-with-its-ambitions/#comment-973351 tobo Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:19:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59128#comment-973351 Very funny. 40 millions people use Opera, including me. Without Opera Browser, there's only a room for obsolete browsers : sessions, zoom, spatial navigation, speed dial and so many, so many things were created by Opera. It's simple, using Opera is like keeping an eye on the future. You know that every new functionality of Opera will end up in other browsers, sooner or later. Very funny. 40 millions people use Opera, including me. Without Opera Browser, there’s only a room for obsolete browsers : sessions, zoom, spatial navigation, speed dial and so many, so many things were created by Opera. It’s simple, using Opera is like keeping an eye on the future. You know that every new functionality of Opera will end up in other browsers, sooner or later.

]]> By: rivercity http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/opera-unite-struggles-to-keep-up-with-its-ambitions/#comment-961686 rivercity Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:58:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59128#comment-961686 Try Tonido instead of Opera Unite. It has been running smoothly for three months now without a single incident. Try Tonido instead of Opera Unite. It has been running smoothly for three months now without a single incident.

]]> By: westwald http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/opera-unite-struggles-to-keep-up-with-its-ambitions/#comment-961659 westwald Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:29:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59128#comment-961659 Couldn't agree more. Also have IE, Chrome, and have tried Safari, however....guess where I always end up again and again....and again. I just can't help it...Opera is a great browser. Couldn’t agree more.
Also have IE, Chrome, and have tried Safari, however….guess where I always end up again and again….and again. I just can’t help it…Opera is a great browser.

]]> By: westwald http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/opera-unite-struggles-to-keep-up-with-its-ambitions/#comment-961657 westwald Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:21:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59128#comment-961657 please don't mention IE in the same sentence as opera. When I started using Opera many years ago it was like moving light years ahead. Opera still leads the charge today in my humble opinion. please don’t mention IE in the same sentence as opera. When I started using Opera many years ago it was like moving light years ahead. Opera still leads the charge today in my humble opinion.

]]> By: heh http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/opera-unite-struggles-to-keep-up-with-its-ambitions/#comment-961167 heh Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:46:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59128#comment-961167 It's too bad that only hardcore nerds are able to set up that Apache stuff. And that's just for the server itself. Not even going to get into what it would take to set up something you can actually use. Unite does it in a few clicks. Actually, you can't even compare Apache and Unite. They are totally different approaches. Apache is good for normal sites. Unite lets your computer accept requests instead of just being a passive on-looker. It’s too bad that only hardcore nerds are able to set up that Apache stuff. And that’s just for the server itself. Not even going to get into what it would take to set up something you can actually use.

Unite does it in a few clicks.

Actually, you can’t even compare Apache and Unite. They are totally different approaches. Apache is good for normal sites. Unite lets your computer accept requests instead of just being a passive on-looker.

]]> By: heh http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/opera-unite-struggles-to-keep-up-with-its-ambitions/#comment-961138 heh Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:32:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59128#comment-961138 Uh, Unite was released as an OPERA LABS version. You know what they do in labs? EXPERIMENTS. Closed alpha? Nonsense. There's no need to keep it closed because that would reduce the amount of testing and feedback. Uh, Unite was released as an OPERA LABS version. You know what they do in labs? EXPERIMENTS.

Closed alpha? Nonsense. There’s no need to keep it closed because that would reduce the amount of testing and feedback.

]]> By: Garry http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/opera-unite-struggles-to-keep-up-with-its-ambitions/#comment-960511 Garry Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:42:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59128#comment-960511 Especially that it's easy to have Apache and your own domain name on your domain name on your computer to host your web site yourself: www.fpws.org Especially that it’s easy to have Apache and your own domain name on your domain name on your computer to host your web site yourself: http://www.fpws.org

]]> By: Hector Macias Ayala http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/opera-unite-struggles-to-keep-up-with-its-ambitions/#comment-960446 Hector Macias Ayala Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:07:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59128#comment-960446 It may not work at all at the end, and Opera could give up on Unite, but Opera is so much more than Unite, I started using Opera for all the other cool features and will still using it as my main browser, only if I cant see a particular website then Ill try safari, then firesucks, then chrome and at the end IE. I dont create room for it, I have to make room for all the others, since my family uses firesucks and IE. It may not work at all at the end, and Opera could give up on Unite, but Opera is so much more than Unite, I started using Opera for all the other cool features and will still using it as my main browser, only if I cant see a particular website then Ill try safari, then firesucks, then chrome and at the end IE.

I dont create room for it, I have to make room for all the others, since my family uses firesucks and IE.

]]> By: mikeeinstein http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/opera-unite-struggles-to-keep-up-with-its-ambitions/#comment-960402 mikeeinstein Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:08:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59128#comment-960402 thank you janko for saving me from having to respond to this comment, i appreciate it soooooo much. i couldn't have done it better. i got on board with unite the day before these problems started and excitedly emailed my friends and family that they could now view pictures of my kids directly from my computer. oops. i recognize this is a free service and it is still in alpha but if it doesn't work at all, the company should be proactive in informing people of the situation and resolution. they have my email address. thank you janko for saving me from having to respond to this comment, i appreciate it soooooo much. i couldn’t have done it better.

i got on board with unite the day before these problems started and excitedly emailed my friends and family that they could now view pictures of my kids directly from my computer. oops.

i recognize this is a free service and it is still in alpha but if it doesn’t work at all, the company should be proactive in informing people of the situation and resolution. they have my email address.

]]> By: Janko Roettgers http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/opera-unite-struggles-to-keep-up-with-its-ambitions/#comment-960361 Janko Roettgers Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:06:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59128#comment-960361 Slippery Slappery, there is a slight difference between "isn't working 100%" and a service being completely unavailable for days at a time. And, just for the record, we weren't the ones that publicized this alpha release as "one of (Opera's) most significant innovations yet, because it changes forever the fundamental fabric of the Web." Nor did we say that it was "(t)oday, (Opera is) opening the full potential of the Web for everyone." No, that was Opera's CEO. In fact, the press release didn't even mention the fact that Unite was still alpha, and instead opted to call it a "a special version." Opera could have easily avoided these mishaps by releasing the software as a closed alpha. Instead, they opted to go for maximum publicity. That's fine by me, but it's also an invitation for public scrutiny. Slippery Slappery, there is a slight difference between “isn’t working 100%” and a service being completely unavailable for days at a time.

And, just for the record, we weren’t the ones that publicized this alpha release as “one of (Opera’s) most significant innovations yet, because it changes forever the fundamental fabric of the Web.” Nor did we say that it was “(t)oday, (Opera is) opening the full potential of the Web for everyone.” No, that was Opera’s CEO.

In fact, the press release didn’t even mention the fact that Unite was still alpha, and instead opted to call it a “a special version.”

Opera could have easily avoided these mishaps by releasing the software as a closed alpha. Instead, they opted to go for maximum publicity. That’s fine by me, but it’s also an invitation for public scrutiny.

]]> By: Slippery Slappery http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/opera-unite-struggles-to-keep-up-with-its-ambitions/#comment-960329 Slippery Slappery Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:33:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59128#comment-960329 Amateur? It's a damn technology preview. Later builds disable the indexing by default. The only amateurs here are the people who whine about something that has actually been fixed. Amateur?

It’s a damn technology preview. Later builds disable the indexing by default.

The only amateurs here are the people who whine about something that has actually been fixed.

]]> By: Slippery Slappery http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/opera-unite-struggles-to-keep-up-with-its-ambitions/#comment-960327 Slippery Slappery Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:32:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59128#comment-960327 Apparently there is room for Opera since it has 40-50 million desktop users and something like 30 million users of Opera Mini. And that number is only for people who got it from Opera directly, and not one of Opera's many customers and partners. Apparently there is room for Opera since it has 40-50 million desktop users and something like 30 million users of Opera Mini. And that number is only for people who got it from Opera directly, and not one of Opera’s many customers and partners.

]]> By: Slippery Slappery http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/opera-unite-struggles-to-keep-up-with-its-ambitions/#comment-960326 Slippery Slappery Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:31:18 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=59128#comment-960326 OH MY GOD! A PRE-ALPHA TECHNOLOGY PREVIEW ISN'T WORKING 100%! AMAZING! UNHEARD OF! Seriously, when someone starts writing loooooooong articles about a technology preview having problems, you know there's a lack of real news out there. And the insinuation that Opera somehow tried to cover it up? LOL. Yeah, they tried to cover it up by responding in all those forum threads where people were having problems! Geez. OH MY GOD!

A PRE-ALPHA TECHNOLOGY PREVIEW ISN’T WORKING 100%!

AMAZING!

UNHEARD OF!

Seriously, when someone starts writing loooooooong articles about a technology preview having problems, you know there’s a lack of real news out there.

And the insinuation that Opera somehow tried to cover it up? LOL. Yeah, they tried to cover it up by responding in all those forum threads where people were having problems!

Geez.

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