Comments on: Opera 11 to offer extensions http://fairerplatform.com/2010/10/opera-11-to-offer-extensions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opera-11-to-offer-extensions Apple news, views and reviews Thu, 16 May 2013 17:07:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: the rocr http://fairerplatform.com/2010/10/opera-11-to-offer-extensions/#comment-1456 the rocr Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:41:57 +0000 http://fairerplatform.com/?p=3496#comment-1456 Pedantic hubris.

]]> By: KT http://fairerplatform.com/2010/10/opera-11-to-offer-extensions/#comment-1452 KT Sat, 16 Oct 2010 22:10:50 +0000 http://fairerplatform.com/?p=3496#comment-1452 I would point out that browser extensions cannot be described as a “popular” feature in Firefox or other browsers. Only 30% of users have downloaded even ONE extension in Firefox and probably less in Chrome & Safari, given their user demographics. This means that over 70% of browser users do not know about or use any extension functionality. (Hardly surprising, given many users continue to still type URLs into search engines, instead of their browser address bar and don’t know how to use bookmarks.)

Opera has had “add-ons” for many years in the form of external-to-Opera widgets, user-javascripts, custom buttons, etc…Opera 11 is merely a formalization of an existing extension framework. Yes, there will be additional flexibility, but nevertheless it’s not much; but perception is reality, isn’t it?

Note that Opera’s extensive built-in feature set means that everyone’s ~100 favorite extensions already exist in Opera on initial-install. Many Firefox, Chrome extensions have been (and continue to be) reactions to native features in Opera.

Also, the Opera Link API will allow further integration to Opera’s industry-first sync system for bookmarks, notes, search engines, typed history, Speed Dial settings, content blocker rules and bookmarks toolbar (i.e., XMarks/FoxMarks was a reaction to Opera Link, when v9.50-beta1 introduced it in Oct. 2007).
http://www.opera.com/docs/history/#o95

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