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RE[3]: Why don't more people use Opera?
by anevilyak on Tue 11th Mar 2008 16:35
in reply to "RE[2]: Why don't more people use Opera?"
Member since:2005-09-14
Then why don't you try and figure out what it is you don't like about it? Seems like nobody can actually answer the question, or any answer they give is "because I'm used to how Firefox does it".
At least Opera can use native Windows controls for it's interface, which makes it smoother and less clunky than FF to use.
At least Opera can use native Windows controls for it's interface, which makes it smoother and less clunky than FF to use.
point #1: If I could put it into words, I would. The best I can come up with is the way things are arranged is awkward for me, its default tab handling isn't the way I'd like, and just general behavioral quirks. Besides that, Firefox pretty much does things the way every other browser since the beginning of browsers has done things, I'm equally at home with IE's user interface except it sucks at rendering most of the time. Opera is the only browser where the UI just feels alien. Also, don't underestimate the power of habit. If someone is used to doing things a certain way, they will pretty much intuitively resist change, unless the change can be proven to be beneficial to adapt to. In this case, I see no benefit since I see no performance, rendering or usability improvement from Opera's way of doing things. Thus, no incentive to change. I want a simple, minimalistic interface that stays out of my way. FF does just fine at that.
point #2: You assume I'm using Windows.
Edited 2008-03-11 16:38 UTC
RE[4]: Why don't more people use Opera?
by hangman on Wed 12th Mar 2008 06:50
in reply to "RE[3]: Why don't more people use Opera?"
Member since:2007-09-05
Member since:
2006-08-22
Then why don't you try and figure out what it is you don't like about it? Seems like nobody can actually answer the question, or any answer they give is "because I'm used to how Firefox does it".
At least Opera can use native Windows controls for it's interface, which makes it smoother and less clunky than FF to use.