Opera, browser yang sebelumnya shareware dan merupakan browser terbaik (menurut saya) sekarang sudah gratis!! Berikut ini adalah kutipan beritanya.

Opera is Free!
Opera News: Tuesday, 20. September 2005, 07:26:35

Yes, you read that right. We’ll say it again: Opera is free. There are no more ads, no more registration, and there has been no better time to try the best browser on the planet. From this point forward, you will be able to download the full Opera browser for free from the standard download page. We hope you are as excited as us about this new release.
If you would like to help in the distribution process, we would appreciate if you could download the install files via our official Opera torrent, and seed the file once your download completes. For more information on BitTorrent technology, please see our BitTorrent Resource Page.

We would also like to take the opportunity to thank PCWorld, Download.com and TechTree.com for aiding in the successful launch of Opera 8.5.

Saya sendiri menyambut gembira gratisnya opera , karena saya adalah pemakai browser ini sejak versi 7. Sebelum digratiskan, ada banner iklan yang cukup mengganggu jika kita tidak membeli browser ini.

Tapi ada saja orang yang kecewa dengan gratisnya opera, contohnya adalah kutipan berikut:

Nice, really nice - but I have just payed for Opera and feel a little foolish…

Comment by davidcrickett - Tuesday, 20. September 2005, 07:46:06