+ It opened all the tabs from my Opera 12 session
- It lost all my tab groups: seems it doesn't support them
- It ate up RAM to the point I had trouble moving my mouse cursor
I, too, still use Opera 12 everywhere it's still usable, and Chromium for the rest.
I don't need a Chromium replacement. I need an Opera replacement, preferably with all the shiny new features (in terms of compatibility, standards support and performance) that Chromium has. Opera 12 isn't perfect, but if it had been in development for the period of releases 12-24, it certainly would be the only browser I'd need to use.
It's a shame Opera themselves can't be motivated build a worthy upgrade to their own browser. Without Presto, and the same innovative spirit that brought us tabs, speed dial, mouse gestures, Opera Link, etc., etc., what exactly is their USP?
Ditto. I don't care what's underneath. If the new chrome based opera had all the features of the old opera, I would still be using it on osx, and waiting for it on linux.
At this point, though, I've got so used to chrome I'm not sure I'll switch back at all.
I think they were bought by someone (an UA or PL company I believe) and many of the core people left (or were let go). But don't quote me on this, I've just read in a random discussion as you do now.
They weren't bought but in the past few years the CEO and founder left the company and they did make some acquisitions, including in advertising (mobile in particular) which is where a significant portion of their revenue now comes from.
I don't need a Chromium replacement. I need an Opera replacement, preferably with all the shiny new features (in terms of compatibility, standards support and performance) that Chromium has. Opera 12 isn't perfect, but if it had been in development for the period of releases 12-24, it certainly would be the only browser I'd need to use.
It's a shame Opera themselves can't be motivated build a worthy upgrade to their own browser. Without Presto, and the same innovative spirit that brought us tabs, speed dial, mouse gestures, Opera Link, etc., etc., what exactly is their USP?