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In a move few saw coming, Opera's CEO and co-founder Jon von Tetzchner stepped down from his position at the company, but he isn't leaving it behind. Instead, Tetzchner will remain full-time at the Norwegian browser maker as a strategic consultant, The Register reports.
Stepping in to fill Tetzchner's shoes as the CEO is Lars Boilesen. Boilesen previously served as VP on the company's board of directors, and before that, assumed the role of sales boss from 2000 to 2005 before a brief stint with Alcatel-Lucent.
"I was very happy about convincing Lars to come back to Opera one year ago. Today, I am very excited about asking him to take over as CEO as we continue our growth and global expansion," said von Tetzchner.
According to data released by Net Applications, the Opera browser claims 2.4 percent of the overall browser market share (2.93 percent if factoring in Opera Mini), trailing Chrome and Safari by a couple of percentage points.
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nduanetesh
January 06, 2010 at 8:38am
According to the article you reference at the end of this article, Chrome is the browser that enjoys a 4.63% market share (and has recently edged out Safari for the number 3 spot). There is no mention of Opera's market share in that article. Depending on whose numbers you believe, opera's share is anywhere between .5% and 2%.
Paul_Lilly
January 06, 2010 at 9:17am
Good catch, that should have read 2.4 percent (according to Net Applications), or 2.93 percent when combined with Opera Mini.
-Paul Lilly
