Opera One Browser Launches With Native AI, Modular Design, Tab Islands, and More

[kasei]

You clearly didn't download an approved installer, unless you actually live in China, then this would be expected. You are the one to blame here, not Opera. Sounds like a poor attempt at spreading disinformation.

I used the link from MacRumors and went to the official Opera site, so I was not attempting to spread misinformation (disinformation).

 

[senttoschool]

Tired of all this AI tech crap. It's going to be used against us for sure.

Says the guy who is using AI everyday.

 

[svish]

Prefer to use Safari but will definitely try out the redesigned Opera browser.

 

[Eorlas]

I have tried the beta over the last few months and the UI is an absolute mess. I'm not sure why anyone would willingly choose to use it over something mature and a lot easier on the eye like literally all the regular mainstream browsers.

If people want to genuinely try something different then give Arc a go.

the workspaces feature has improved my productivity tremendously

 

[mike...]

Holy crap UI design has gone backwards a few decades. Embossed elements and drop shadows are back!

 

[Haiku_Oezu]

I misread that as "Native UI" and got very excited for a moment

Anyway chinese spyware yadda yadda

EDIT: I checked it out and wow is the UI rancid.
Opera was actually one of the few Chromium based browsers that did some nice things to feel at home in macOS (like having the native share button)
This new version does a complete 180 and doesn't even have native menus - went straight to the trash after I tried the underwhelming AI assistant

 

[zero.id]

If it’s free how does they company make money? Are we the product? Browsing habits tracked etc?

Opera is owned by a Chinese company.

 

[bluecoast]

If it’s free how does they company make money? Are we the product? Browsing habits tracked etc?

All the cool features that you've read about have commercial services as default, which presumably, pay Opera to be there.

Opera in many ways, is a switchboard to web services - but no difference in essence to Chrome

i.e. do cool UX stuff so you continue to use Google services.

 

[webkit]

Opera is owned by a Chinese company.

And Apple is an American company yet Opera probably makes most of its money the same way Apple makes its money from Safari i.e., search default contracts.

Opera also makes money from its in-browser payment app and digital wallet, recent acquisitions of gaming software companies, licenses to OEMs, other app (Opera add-ons) revenues, etc.

 

[_Spinn_]

Is Opera even relevant now that it is just another Chromium browser?