Opera is now free

[Fin]

no ads, no fee, no reason not to use it

Feel Free: Opera Eliminates Ad Banner and Licensing Fee
Oslo, Norway - September 20, 2005

Opera Software today permanently removed the ad banner and licensing fee from its award-winning Web browser. The ad-free, full-featured Opera browser is now available for download - completely free of charge – at http://www.opera.com.

"Today we invite the entire Internet community to use Opera and experience Web browsing as it should be," said Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "Removing the ad banner and licensing fee will encourage many new users to discover the speed, security and unmatched usability of the Opera browser."

Opera was previously available free of charge with an ad banner. Users had the option of paying a licensing fee to remove the ad banner and receive premium support.

"Opera fans around the globe made this day possible," said von Tetzchner. "As we grow our userbase, our mission and our promise remain steadfast: we will always offer the best Internet experience to our users - on any device. Today this mission gains new ground."

http://www.opera.com/

 

[Ulv]

Finally...
but I'm sticking with Firefox a bit more

 

[Martz]

Cool

Shame it's only free as in beer though. It could certainly be made even better by making it truely free & open source.

 

[Apocalypse]

I want my $30 back I finally pay for it and then they make it free.

 

[Lex_Mortis]

I want my $30 back I finally pay for it and then they make it free.

When I'll be done being a student I'll most likely pay for Opera or look for a donation button.
To me, it's the first piece of software which is worth the money.

 

[Fin]

I bought it about a year back, can't say I regret it.

 

[Rich]

Safari in osX
Konqueror in Gentoo
Firefox in Windows XP

i dont have room for another browser....
ill have to get a copy of Windows Vista so i can install it on there.