What's up with Opera??

[chopin1810]

I know this is really really old news but is the opera browser now free? Is it open source now too?

[oz]

Here's a story about it:

http://www.searchenginejournal.com/index.php?p=2227

I still don't like Opera, even when it's free, but I'm glad it's out there for those that do.

[Vergil83]

I know this is really really old news but is the opera browser now free? Is it open source now too?

It doesn't cost any money (that was always true). It is not FOSS though.

[chopin1810]

You used to have to pay for it... at least for the full version. The free version had the commercials attachted to it.

[oz]

I'm wondering what happened on all those cases where users actually paid for a license just a few days before it went free?

Did they get a refund, or were they given something else of value, or were they just out of luck?

I have a current paid for license, but haven't used opera much for about 3 years, now.

[St. Joe]

I'm wondering what happened on all those cases where users actually paid for a license just a few days before it went free?

They were refunded (there was a time cutoff).

[oz]

They were refunded (there was a time cutoff).

Thanks for the reply, St. Joe. The Opera folks are a good company in my opinion, and I'm glad to hear they took care of the matter properly.