I've been supporting Opera for a long time and was holding my breath for the final (paid for it in beta 1). I haven't used IE in two years except at work (where I have no choice and it drives me crazy) and for Windows Update. I was happy to switch to 7 final until pages with Flash started freezing on me and other pages that open in 1/2 a blink of an eye in 6.05 take upwards of 30 seconds in 7. It looks nice once you fiddle with it, seems smooth, and... I wish I hadn't paid for it. 6.05 is my default browser and will stay that way until they iron the bugs out. From where I sit, 7 is nowhere near ready for prime time and will convert no one as long as Phoenix is out there.

I was using opera since 6.0 version. It was fast and confortable browser, much better than build IE. Multi page support (like Netscape) or fast e-mail support with "mouse moves" I like th most. But Opera has some problems with java, php and some html codes (IE was working good). Now in 7.x version I was waiting for compatible with IE, but it has the same "bugs", i will wait longer , maby up to 8.x version of Opera. But now I'm using best ever MyIE 0.835 (it has everything like IE+Opera)

I noticed the same thing. Personally I don't see anything new except the cosmetics have changed a little. It still doesn't work right with every page. And they jacked the price up from what version 6 used to cost. Its way overpriced.

No, the price is exactly the same as for Opera 6. And Opera 5 for that matter. $39 is what it's always been. Actually, the price was set lower for the beta period, and there have been several campaigns where you could get it at a lower price! But you are wrong in saying that Opera 7 is expensive. And if you have previously purchased Opera, the upgrade is $15, regardless of which version you have bought in the past.

And to the grandparent post, most pages are created for MSIE - that's why it "works".

Sorry to sound completely morbid but quite honestly... Who is going to PAY for Opera when they can use IE, Netscape, Mozilla or it's many children (e.g. Phoenix)??

I can't see any features here worth paying $39USD for... which is a shame.

The fact that it's so small and fast is good enough for me.

I'm a bit of a fan of Mozilla myself, but I'd be one of the first to admit that it's a bit excessive in the Bloat Department.

Also the mouse gestures in Opera are excellent. They seem so silly, like some old 70s "idea". But I use mouse gestures all the time now :)

I think the question is more like, who will shell out $39 for it? I have long been considering paying the $'s for it, but I always thought it too expensive. For $20 I would have been much more likely to do so.

I like Opera 7. It is a very good browser and it is nice to see that they are paying a lot of attention to supporting web standards. All is good except maybe mail/news client which could use a lot of work. For my daily use I still prefer Mozilla. It is runing a bit faster and has some features that I can't find in Opera. And both browser are much better then extremely archaic Ineternet Exploiter.

Internet Explorer may be archaic, but its free. Welcome to the world of market demands dictating products kid. Opera will carve itself a niche market, just as it always has.

sure, IE is free, but so is Mozilla, and so is Netscape 7, both of which are better than IE. Mozilla's up and coming Phoenix is very promising, and is also free. So there's no reason to use IE just because it is free. Sometimes you have to use IE, like with Windows Update. IE is full of security holes like BHO's. Anyway, I like opera, but it really shouldn't be adware. If they got rid of that, and had maybe a freeware version and a plus version or something it would go over much better I think. But really, what operating system is everyone using here? Next question, did you pay for it? Some will say yes, most will say no. Software piracy is rampant, so if you want this browser without ads its probably not that hard to get around it. I still like Mozilla better.

I like ie because there is very little loading time. I click and poof its up. I don't like seeing a spalsh screen and waiting for it to load up. With its integration, it slows the boot of my computer. That is why i prefer ie.

Actually the main reason most people use IE is because it works with everything. Programs like Mozilla refuse to change certain aspects of the program because they don't feel its correct, they are stubborn and therefore their browsers never work with everything, and never will, because they *choose* to do it that way.

I had used Opera for a while. This software is not bad. However, almost every browsers which available can download are free. As Opera also free, but it got a big ad banner which is i don't like. And the new version is coming slower. Anyway, I still prefer using Mozilla. Mozilla is not only free. It updated very frequently and secure. And I can use it in different platforms. I think Mozilla is really the good browser for the internet user.

IE is the most unsecure browser. You cannot see the link where you are downloading from. You cannot go back/forward fast. It's slow. Also Opera has some problems, like it doesn't support 100% IE browsers and eats much memory. Despide all these Opera is mostly better then IE.

ummm.... yes you can view the URL from which you are downloading... just from the fact that you made that claim shows you know very little on the subject.