Just installed Opera...

Robert · 15-12-2007, 10:40

Oh it seems lovely

One thing I hate about firefox is that images can take ages to load, even if the rest of the site is fine.

Do many sites support opera?

Is it secure?

I guess it is, but just wanted to check

Mark · 15-12-2007, 11:39

Yeah, it's secure etc., and it's supposedly the most standards-compliant browser.

Anyway, it seems they just spat their dummy so have gone down in my estimation...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7143912.stm

I guess they do have a point about standards though.

Daz · 15-12-2007, 12:25

MS have dug themselves a bit of a hole when it comes to standards imo. I think the day will come (if it hasn't already) where someone in MS decides that the standards are there for a reason and IE needs to comply. But lets say they release IE8 tomorrow and it's totally 100% standards compliant.... they'd break a very large proportion of websites in a stroke and piss of devs and end users alike.

It's gonna take a long time to get there, if/when they want to.

15-12-2007, 10:40	#1
Robert Chump!!! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North West Posts: 993	Just installed Opera... Oh it seems lovely One thing I hate about firefox is that images can take ages to load, even if the rest of the site is fine. Do many sites support opera? Is it secure? I guess it is, but just wanted to check

15-12-2007, 12:25	#3
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	MS have dug themselves a bit of a hole when it comes to standards imo. I think the day will come (if it hasn't already) where someone in MS decides that the standards are there for a reason and IE needs to comply. But lets say they release IE8 tomorrow and it's totally 100% standards compliant.... they'd break a very large proportion of websites in a stroke and piss of devs and end users alike. It's gonna take a long time to get there, if/when they want to. __________________ apt-get moo

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15-12-2007, 11:39	#2
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Yeah, it's secure etc., and it's supposedly the most standards-compliant browser. Anyway, it seems they just spat their dummy so have gone down in my estimation... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7143912.stm I guess they do have a point about standards though.