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TheFLY · 11-17-2003, 01:33 PM

You all thought Opera would go away -- but it's just as popular as ever -- because of the powerful features. And this is only one of the "alternative" browsers out there besides Netscape.

You think it's only 1-2% that's not using MSIE -- but that's not accurate information because many non-MSIE users are surfing in MSIE emuation mode which means that the browser will identify itself as MSIE to the server -- this is usually more convenient because many websites block access if you aren't using MSIE (because they are too retarded to follow standards) -- if you don't push for standards -- you'll only fuck yourself in the end with more expensive, crappy software from the Microsoft monopoly.

Opera... 6,200,000 unique users worldwide.
US - 1,200,000
Europe - 2,500,000 (Germany - 1,245,000; UK - 250,000)
Japan - 985,000

User demographics
Over 70% use Opera more than 30 minutes per day
70% shop online
86% spend more than USD 100 per year online
58% have a college degree or higher
Over 50% work in the IT/computer industry

11-17-2003, 01:33 PM
TheFLY So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: http://www.thefly.net/ --- Quit your job and live off steady traffic. Posts: 11,856	6.2 million Opera users -- Design your websites to follow HTML standards! You all thought Opera would go away -- but it's just as popular as ever -- because of the powerful features. And this is only one of the "alternative" browsers out there besides Netscape. You think it's only 1-2% that's not using MSIE -- but that's not accurate information because many non-MSIE users are surfing in MSIE emuation mode which means that the browser will identify itself as MSIE to the server -- this is usually more convenient because many websites block access if you aren't using MSIE (because they are too retarded to follow standards) -- if you don't push for standards -- you'll only fuck yourself in the end with more expensive, crappy software from the Microsoft monopoly. Opera... 6,200,000 unique users worldwide. US - 1,200,000 Europe - 2,500,000 (Germany - 1,245,000; UK - 250,000) Japan - 985,000 User demographics Over 70% use Opera more than 30 minutes per day 70% shop online 86% spend more than USD 100 per year online 58% have a college degree or higher Over 50% work in the IT/computer industry