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The only thing missing from Opera Software's press release is a Tim Allen grunt. We're not hatin', the browser maker has every reason to beat its chest, a right you earn when your browser is used by over 100 million mobile users each month. According to Opera Software's State of the Mobile Web report, 90.4 million now use Opera Mini on a monthly basis, and another 15 million use Opera Mobile.
"Experts all have some date when they claim the mobile Web will overtake the PC web — we’re watching that transition now," said Jon von Tetzchner, Co-founder of Opera Software. "But, rather than think of numbers, we think of people. 100 million is the beginning of a new era for the Web. In the next few years, hundreds of millions of people will take their first baby steps online. They will make their voices heard across their country and around the world. They will not only discover new ideas, but contribute their own. We defend those voices and celebrate those ideas. It is why we believe access to the Web is a universal right, and no device is more universal than a mobile phone."
Opera has struggled to carve out a significant share of the browser market on the desktop and has been stuck at around 2.3 percent for several months, according to data from Net Applications. But when it comes to mobile market share, Opera is the top dog with just over 21 percent, according to StatCounter's numbers.
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actittle
February 10, 2011 at 1:54pm
I used to browse this site daily on my phone using Opera. But when your site was redesigned I get the following error "jCarousel: no width height set for items this will cause an infinite loop aborting"
Ghok
February 10, 2011 at 11:09am
Their mobile browser is really good, though I haven't really ever tried anything else. In my opinion, their desktop browser is falling behind, and I've been using it for about ten years without having any desire to switch until recently. But when the numbers fall like that, I don't think it's a high priority.
