The popular Opera Web Browser has gone free. Yes, you read that correctly. The browser has stripped the ads, and the associated fee from the browser forever.
In a press release issued this morning, the company announced that “Opera Software today permanently removed the ad banner and licensing fee from its award-winning Web browser. The ad-free, full-featured Opera browser is now available for download – completely free of charge.”
Rumors of an Opera 8.50 release had been circulating around the internet, as well as news of a major change in the desktop business strategy. Well, for once all the rumors came together and turned out true.
Opera 8.50, released today, includes a bit more than just “no more ads”. According to the change log there are also several bug fixes and a security update.
Opera 8.50 is available for download via HTTP/FTP and BitTorrent.
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