LXer: Opera debuts Chromium-luvvin' desktop browser Next 15

LXer · 05-28-2013, 02:51 PM

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The biggest change to Opera's browser in 17 years has debuted, with code for Opera Next released today for Windows and Mac. Opera Software today announced the beta availability of a completely re-engineered version of its browser that rips out the old plumbing in favour of Chromium, the open-source code that's the basis for Google's Chrome, and the WebKit layout engine, used in Apple's Safari and in Chrome*.

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GazL · 05-28-2013, 05:24 PM

Without the integrated mail client and rss feed reader I don't see me using Opera in the future. Such a shame as I really like the old one.

mjolnir · 05-29-2013, 12:57 AM

I installed it on the XP side of my laptop today. It's a beta of course so I'll "wait and see". The mail client was important but my favorite ext. is Opera "Notes". If they drop that I will probably go to Chrome. I'm already getting better performance with Chrome in Linux (Ubuntu) than with Opera.