Opera has made its web browser completely free — removing both the integrated banner ads used in the free version and the licensing fee. On it’s website Opera writes: “Opera’s growth, due to tremendous worldwide customer support, has made today’s milestone an achievable goal.”
Opera still has a number of paid products, including Premium Support. However, all its other products are mobile based — browsers for Symbian, Series 60 and Windows Mobile, all for US$29 a pop. Opera Mobile Accelerator (which claims to increase the browsing speed on mobiles and reduce data traffic costs) is available on a range of subscription models, such as $18/year.
This is a great move for Opera — people are more used to paying for applications for their mobiles as opposed to their computers. The differences between browsers is also a lot more obvious on a mobile device than on a computer… (thanks to ResearchBuzz for pointing out the Opera browser is now free)
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