[WEB4LIB] RE: Opera is adware, not free (was Re: Opera 5 (Win) re

[Kathy Wheeler]

I'm also not a big fan of ads but I downloaded Opera and found that I 
barely notice the ads. They don't get in the way of your search or clutter 
up the screens you go to. What I object to more is our library paying real 
money for a database like Academic Universe and still having to put up with 
ads. at least Opera is free -- plus they give you a choice; if you really 
really object to ads you can pay what is a quite reasonable price for the 
browser.


At 06:37 AM 12/8/00 -0800, you wrote:
>I  sympathize with those that don't like "adware" but because few people are
>willing to pay for shareware many authors have no choice.   Personally I
>have no objection to the way Opera has implemented it since it is NOT very
>invasive.
>
>Bill Drew

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