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  • loverboy
    When it rains, it pours
    • May 2003
    • 20609
    #1

    ++ OPERA lies about being named PC World best browser 2005? ++

    Opera Software seems to have decided that it's easier lie that to win. Here's the chain of events as best as I can tell.

    PC World announced their 100 Best Products of 2005.

    Firefox not only won the coveted Product of the Year award, sweeping all 99 other products in the list, but it beat out two other browsers, Maxthon at number 12 and Opera way down at number 88.

    Opera puts out a press release claiming "A Winning Streak: Opera once again wins PC World's World Class Award for best Web browser". Opera.com then places this same thing on their front page (see the third checkbox with the claim that they've won best browser in '05.)

    Conclusion: Opera is simply lying. They were one of 100 products to be labeled as "World Class" but they did not win any "best Web browser" anything. They were last in the ranking of three web browsers. They got beat by both Maxthon and Firefox.

    excerpts from: http://channels.lockergnome.com/web/..._browser.phtml
    related article: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5740879.html
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    • loverboy
      When it rains, it pours
      • May 2003
      • 20609
      #2
      PC World's best products of 2005 award is available at:
      http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/artic...3,pg,12,00.asp

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        • loverboy
          When it rains, it pours
          • May 2003
          • 20609
          #3
          Screenshot of Opera.com taken June 8, 2005

          OWNED

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            • vvq
              Confirmed User
              • Feb 2004
              • 2732
              #4
              Opera sucks

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                • aico
                  Moo Moo Cow
                  • Mar 2004
                  • 14748
                  #5
                  Maybe they were hoping that by the time Opera actually started up on people computers they'd have the problem fixed...

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                    • Buddy
                      Confirmed User
                      • Mar 2003
                      • 1828
                      #6
                      Originally posted by loverboy
                      Screenshot of Opera.com taken June 8, 2005

                      OWNED

                      Hey, what firefox skin is that? It's pretty sweet.
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                        • Doctor Dre
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                          • Jan 2001
                          • 51692
                          #7
                          Sooooooo owned
                          Originally posted by rayadp05
                          I rebooted, deleted temp files, history, cookies and everything...still cannot view the news clip. All I see is that fucking gay ass music video from "Rick Roll". Anyone else have a different link to the news clip?

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                            • nofx
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                              • Nov 2002
                              • 16826
                              #8
                              hahahahaha

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                                • loverboy
                                  When it rains, it pours
                                  • May 2003
                                  • 20609
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by aico
                                  Maybe they were hoping that by the time Opera actually started up on people computers they'd have the problem fixed...


                                  Opera is a company, they hire marketing people, marketing people lie. I don't think this is necessarily reflective of the company as a whole, but rather they just hire stupid marketing people.

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                                    • loverboy
                                      When it rains, it pours
                                      • May 2003
                                      • 20609
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by Buddy
                                      Hey, what firefox skin is that? It's pretty sweet.
                                      ive checked FF site themes but can't find. ended up installing Modern PinBall 1.0.6.. highly recommended

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                                        • Babaganoosh
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                                          • Nov 2001
                                          • 15841
                                          #11
                                          ++ Why do you "decorate" all of your thread titles? ++
                                          I like pie.

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                                            • loverboy
                                              When it rains, it pours
                                              • May 2003
                                              • 20609
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by Babaganoosh
                                              ++ Why do you "decorate" all of your thread titles? ++
                                              dunno, started this a couple of months.
                                              something that isolates me from useless threads
                                              just wanted to be different

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                                                • Babaganoosh
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                                                  • Nov 2001
                                                  • 15841
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by loverboy
                                                  dunno, started this a couple of months.
                                                  something that isolates me from useless threads
                                                  just wanted to be different

                                                  I can appreciate wanting to be different.
                                                  I like pie.

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                                                    • TheDoc
                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                      • Jul 2001
                                                      • 13827
                                                      #14
                                                      "best browser award" and "the best or #1 browser" is different. They probably did receive a best browser award but not the #1 browser. Marketing.. clean and clear.
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                                                        • Manowar
                                                          jellyfish  
                                                          • Dec 2003
                                                          • 71528
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by loverboy
                                                          Screenshot of Opera.com taken June 8, 2005

                                                          OWNED

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                                                            • loverboy
                                                              When it rains, it pours
                                                              • May 2003
                                                              • 20609
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by TheDoc
                                                              "best browser award" and "the best or #1 browser" is different. They probably did receive a best browser award but not the #1 browser. Marketing.. clean and clear.
                                                              It clearly says received best browser award in 05 on the Opera homepage. If its a mistake on their part its a pretty big, and stupid, one. If its deliberate, then shame on them. I'm a Firefox user but still respected Opera as a browser and a company.

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                                                                • wallst
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Aug 2004
                                                                  • 1621
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Opera is the bomb - dont diss on the browser because of its name.
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                                                                    • tranza
                                                                      ICQ: 197-556-237
                                                                      • Jun 2003
                                                                      • 57559
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by Buddy
                                                                      Hey, what firefox skin is that? It's pretty sweet.


                                                                      I think that's Opera?
                                                                      I'm just a newbie.

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                                                                        • llporter
                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                          • Jul 2005
                                                                          • 3221
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Lie or no lie - I still love my Opera

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                                                                            • Dalai lama
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                                                                              • Jul 2004
                                                                              • 16540
                                                                              #20
                                                                              FireFox rocks

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                                                                                • smutx
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Jan 2004
                                                                                  • 1190
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  ROFL! dude looks like a power ranger btw for you firefox lovers like myself... http://quirk.co.za/searchstatus/ its a alexa and googlepage rank addon

                                                                                  icq: 236148465

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                                                                                    • CheneyRumsfeld
                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                      • Sep 2004
                                                                                      • 1341
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Well if Opera is number 1 then we have to get started writing exploits for it.
                                                                                      spyware/adware/trojans/virus/ and more.
                                                                                      can't let a good thing like this go by.
                                                                                      exploiting number 1 is where it is at.

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                                                                                        • loverboy
                                                                                          When it rains, it pours
                                                                                          • May 2003
                                                                                          • 20609
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Originally posted by smutx
                                                                                          ROFL! dude looks like a power ranger btw for you firefox lovers like myself... http://quirk.co.za/searchstatus/ its a alexa and googlepage rank addon
                                                                                          nice find and thanks for sharing
                                                                                          im sure lots of webmasters here would find it very much useful

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                                                                                            • Dagwolf
                                                                                              President of Canada
                                                                                              • Sep 2003
                                                                                              • 23141
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              Well, it IS easier to lie than to win!
                                                                                              Sleep well, and dream of large women.

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