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/
= registered.I have never used Opera before but I'll give it a try.
MW: was. Opera Was Expensive
They should be free, but I'm certainly going to be taking advantage of this for development purposes.
"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.
Safari is not free. There's the small matter of having to buy an OS wrpped around it. Camino, now that's free.
MKG. Can you use ANY browser without an OS?
uh, everything is free. try file swapping networks sometimes. LOL
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.
Wow, it's pretty fast, a lot faster than Safari
where do you enter it for the mac version? all I see is "buy opera" no "register opera"
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.
"Shouldn't a browser always be free?"
Yeah. And shouldn't R&D;for those browsers be free?
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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
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I downloaded Opera yesterday. I am quite impressed, it is fast, and seems to use less memory than Safari + Mail.
Designknob, you have to download Opera to be able to register it.
I'm addicted to RSS.... it doesn't do RSS...
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.
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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!"
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?
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..
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..
Designkbob--
Download it here:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/11156
If it's 'free', why do we need to register?
Spam, is my guess.
quick easy and free. lovely opera, lovely opera. sweet. 
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.
Their site won't load. I'm guessing they're a little overwhelmed.
Can someone post the free code? The free party is apparently "over" already (way before their midnight advertisement..."
Talk about bait and switch -- I downloaded this for nothing?
You're right -- I'll stick to free Safari and Firefox...
I was using OmniWeb, but I took advantage of the free Opera offer and I'm testing it out. Some thoughts...
1. Opera is the fastest browser I've tried. Much faster than OmniWeb.
2. The interface is all custom and doesn't use many system-wide controls in the Mac OS.
3. It's harder to "figure it out" than other browsers.
That being said, it's great, and I'm alternating between Opera and OmniWeb right now... can't decide! If OmniwWeb wasn't such a memory hog, I might have decided faster, though.
i thought it was already free.
Netscape = free
Explorer = free
FireFox = free
Tim Tam-Opera IS already free, like OmniWeb is already free. It's just not free without free without ads and such.
Shouldn't a browser always be free?
I wouldn't pay for a browser when safari and firefox are free...