Opera 10.0 browser---why not??? Shortcomings? Problems??

Mitch Drumm · Post by **Mitch Drumm** » 17 Oct 2009 9:04 pm

I used Internet Explorer for over 10 years--no major issues, but it had a couple of things that annoyed me to one extent or another.

About 6 months ago, mostly on a whim, I moved to Firefox 3.5. I don't have any major issues with it either, but just like IE, it has a couple of annoyances.

Consequently, I am at least considering Opera 10, which I have downloaded but not installed.

A brief web search shows no major issues, good speed and security, etc--but you can find the same claims about Firefox and IE.

So, how is it annoying?? What are the most common 3 or 4 complaints and can they be resolved?

This will be on a Windows 7 Home Premium machine, not networked.

Please comment if you have experience with Opera on XP, Vista, or Windows 7.

Georg Sørtun · Post by **Georg Sørtun** » 17 Oct 2009 11:19 pm

I'm using Opera as main browser on XP, Vista, Linux and Mac, and have done so for years. I know of only two problems new users may run into: Opera is too configurable for some, and its interface is, and looks, different from that of IE and Firefox.

The rest ... read a power-user's comments from a few months back

Ken Lang · Post by **Ken Lang** » 18 Oct 2009 5:19 pm

If your machine will not be on the network, why do you need Opera?

Mitch Drumm · Post by **Mitch Drumm** » 18 Oct 2009 7:05 pm

Ken:

I do not have a network at home--eg, 2 or more machines connected to each other. As opposed to "the Internet".

Georg:

I took the plunge and installed it for an hour or so and then gave it up.

As you noted, it isn't intuitive for anyone accustomed to Firefox or IE. I pulled down all the menus and much of it wasn't clear to me.

So, there is a learning curve. If IE or Firefox were terrible, I would be willing to spend the time to ascend the learning curve. It would probably take a couple of weeks.

As it is, IE and Firefox are not terrible, so I will say goodbye to Opera and maybe look at it again in a few years.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 19 Oct 2009 2:12 am

I have Opera installed as I maintain a couple of web sites and like to check them with different browsers for compatibility after any changes.

Storm Rosson · Post by **Storm Rosson** » 19 Oct 2009 8:06 am

It's another flavor ,if u like it use it