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 and web Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:03:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rarst http://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: Martin http://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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