Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 10th Oct 2006 15:07 UTC, submitted by abdavidson
Hakon Wium Lie must feel a special kinship with the "Band of Brothers" soliloquy that Shakespeare reserves for Henry V.
"We few we, happy few, we band of brothers..." the king proclaims before his men head into battle. With all of Microsoft's riches and power behind it, Internet Explorer has dominated the Web browser market since Netscape's defeat in the late 1990s. But as CTO of Opera Software, Wium Lie's job is to figure out how to incorporate the best technology possible in his company's software - and in this he's stolen a beat on Opera's much bigger rival.
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Member since:2005-08-16
And I can see how Mac users wouldn't like that it lacks all the OS X integration since it isn't an Apple application. That would be like someone complaining that Open Office didn't have all the cool Windows features that MS Office had.
I'd say it is something different; it is more like complaining that Openoffice for Mac doesn't have the OSX integration that Office:Mac has. Really, if you want to port a program to another platform, solid integration is mandatory. In that regard Microsoft has proven to be an examplary software developer for OSX.
Edited 2006-10-11 13:07
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2005-10-21
That is the key to Opera. IMHO, you have to be willing to leave your assumptions at the door and take a new look at how efficient surfing can be with Opera.
And I can see how Mac users wouldn't like that it lacks all the OS X integration since it isn't an Apple application. That would be like someone complaining that Open Office didn't have all the cool Windows features that MS Office had.
Edited 2006-10-10 20:02