Comments on: Saving browsing bandwidth – is Opera alone enough? http://www.rarst.net/software/saving-browsing-bandwidth-is-opera-alone-enough/ cynical thoughts on software, web, etc Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:10:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rarsthttp://www.rarst.net/software/saving-browsing-bandwidth-is-opera-alone-enough/#comment-13 Rarst Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:04:47 +0000 http://www.Rarst.net/software/saving-browsing-bandwidth-is-opera-alone-enough/#comment-13 Opera Mini is excellent on mobile phone but I am not sure it belongs to desktop like people try to use it.I think it's unlikely for Opera to implement really functional ad blocker. It may be relatively easy to code but it has a lot of upkeep costs - updating block lists, making sure that filters don't interfere with non-ad content... It simply isn't their priority.Anyway Opera 9.5x is significant update but only a milestone before major version 10. Things might change. Opera Mini is excellent on mobile phone but I am not sure it belongs to desktop like people try to use it.

I think it’s unlikely for Opera to implement really functional ad blocker. It may be relatively easy to code but it has a lot of upkeep costs – updating block lists, making sure that filters don’t interfere with non-ad content… It simply isn’t their priority.

Anyway Opera 9.5x is significant update but only a milestone before major version 10. Things might change.

]]> By: Martinhttp://www.rarst.net/software/saving-browsing-bandwidth-is-opera-alone-enough/#comment-12 Martin Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:17:58 +0000 http://www.Rarst.net/software/saving-browsing-bandwidth-is-opera-alone-enough/#comment-12 Rarst good points. I really like the Opera Mini solution that compresses the content before it delivers it to the user. This, on the other hand, might raise a few alarm signals about privacy.I agree that the ad manager in Opera is not on pair with the Adblock Plus extension for Firefox. Opera should really work on this. Rarst good points. I really like the Opera Mini solution that compresses the content before it delivers it to the user. This, on the other hand, might raise a few alarm signals about privacy.

I agree that the ad manager in Opera is not on pair with the Adblock Plus extension for Firefox. Opera should really work on this.

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