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Opera browser free for 24-hours to celebrate 10th anniversary

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 · 11:53 am · 30 Comments

Opera is celebrating its tenth anniversary online by giving away free copies of the software, including their Mac OS X version. The company typically charges for the Web browser. The giveaway is for 24-hours only.

Get a free Opera registration code – available until midnight CET (GMT +1) on Wednesday 31st of August.

More info: http://my.opera.com/community/party/

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JJ

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 1:06 pm · Reply

Shouldn’t a browser always be free?

I wouldn’t pay for a browser when safari and firefox are free…
iFaulder

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 1:10 pm · Reply

I have never used Opera before but I’ll give it a try.

MW: was. Opera Was Expensive
ndelc

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 1:24 pm · Reply

They should be free, but I’m certainly going to be taking advantage of this for development purposes.
dennis

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 1:26 pm · Reply

“Shouldn’t a browser always be free?”

That, in a nutshell, is why Microsoft was able to destroy the browser market and win the war–so far.
MKG

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 2:13 pm · Reply

Safari is not free. There’s the small matter of having to buy an OS wrpped around it. Camino, now that’s free.
ron

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 2:22 pm · Reply

MKG. Can you use ANY browser without an OS?
donkey boy

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 2:27 pm · Reply

uh, everything is free. try file swapping networks sometimes. LOL
dualmac

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 2:30 pm · Reply

Why in the world “shouldn’t a browser always be free?”. Even though many people think that, it doesn’t make any sense what so ever. Dennis is right, that is what MS did.
Jamie Kelly

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 2:37 pm · Reply

Wow, it’s pretty fast, a lot faster than Safari
Designknob

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 2:40 pm · Reply

where do you enter it for the mac version? all I see is “buy opera” no “register opera”
eddie

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 2:45 pm · Reply

anyone who think Safari is free is deluding himself.

development for Safari is funded by sales of the Apple OS, as well as development for all of the other *free* apps released by Apple.

everyone who buys anything from Apple is funding other projects indirectly. the person who does not understand this simple concept is the person who thinks that health benefits from work are free.

opera on the other hand is relatively free — you just get loads of ads unless you register it.
justified

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 2:50 pm · Reply

“Shouldn’t a browser always be free?”

Yeah. And shouldn’t R&D for those browsers be free?
how to get

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 3:01 pm · Reply

opera free

Designknob: download the free Mac version from opera.com

Use the link MDN provided and click on “get free now” button to get a registration code

register in opera
Crimson King

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 3:05 pm · Reply

I downloaded Opera yesterday. I am quite impressed, it is fast, and seems to use less memory than Safari + Mail.
luke

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 3:16 pm · Reply

Designknob, you have to download Opera to be able to register it.
Jesus

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 3:22 pm · Reply

I’m addicted to RSS…. it doesn’t do RSS…
hiproductionsdotcom

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 3:52 pm · Reply

ehhh…no thanks on the opera gig….I use Safari 95% of the time and Firefox the other 5%…What do I need with a “temporarily free” browser. Don’t be surprised if you see sudden “extensions” to the “free” deadline, as they are desperate to grab market share.

Andrew Hamilton
Las Vegas Videographers
Hamilton International Productions
http://www.hiproductions.com
qka

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 3:58 pm · Reply

designknob:

From the page referenced above in the article, click the the “Go Free Now!” button on the top right part of the page.

On the next page, enter your e-mail address & submit. The next page will give you registration numbers for ALL the OS’s Opera is available for. At the bottom of the registration number page will be download links.

Hope this helps!

MW = Free, as in “Opera for free? Cool!”
prut prut

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 4:04 pm · Reply

there’s no “Register Opera” option in the Help menu of the downloaded Opera browser–> only “Buy Opera” which sends you to the Opera site..Am i missing a step?
prut prut

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 4:06 pm · Reply

there’s no “Register Opera” option in the Help menu of the downloaded Opera browser–> only “Buy Opera” which sends you to the Opera site..Am i missing a step?

ie no place to enter these free codes..
prut prut

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 4:12 pm · Reply

alright here’s the deal–> the “Register Opera” option is in the “Opera” menu and NOT in the “Help” menu like the site instructed..apparently it’s different from the Windows directions..
TheConfuzed1

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 4:19 pm · Reply

Designkbob–

Download it here:

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/11156
Free Ain't Free

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 4:22 pm · Reply

If it’s ‘free’, why do we need to register?

Spam, is my guess.
@

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 5:33 pm · Reply

quick easy and free. lovely opera, lovely opera. sweet.
Hg Wells

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 - 6:01 pm · Reply

For those who missed it above, AFTER installing Opera, enter the code under “Opera” in the menu bar, then “Register Opera.”

HipProductions: Why would someone decline to even TRY another browser. Try nothing, learn nothing. Opera has supported Macs for years and I would think giving it a shot wouldn’t hurt – even without the free registration (in which case it works with ads). Opera has had its ups and downs over the years, but I think this is a good promotion to expose more people to it. I don’t use it all the time, but I do run it once in a while. It can be really good – or not as good.

Macs have at least 11 or 12 browsers that I can name right off, yet few people even know that more than 3 or 4 even exist. I personally feel OmniWeb is the fullest featured, but not as fast as some others and it is from a solid Mac company. Opera has some quirks, but it can be fast for some sites and has some other pluses – and it has been around longer than many other browsers.

How many browsers can people name for Macs without doing an exhaustive search? (I’ll spot you “Shiira.”) And why aren’t more people trying some of them out? I’m personally tired of hearing Firefox touted as such a great browser when I know it comes up short in some areas.