It’s been almost a year since Opera announced their switch to WebKit. Here’s a look back at my reaction at the time.
Category: AltBrowser Twitter Archive
RT @firefox: We believe the Internet should benefit everyone, not just corporations.
RT @firefox: We believe the Internet should benefit everyone, not just corporations.
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/28.0.1500.20 Safari/537.36 OPR/15.0.1147.18 (Edition Next)
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/28.0.1500.20 Safari/537.36 OPR/15.0.1147.18 (Edition Next)
That’s the User-Agent string for the Opera Next preview. I couldn’t add any comments because it fills the whole tweet.
RT @andreasbovens: We’re switching to a fast release cycle and will have 3 Opera release streams: Developer, Next, and Stable
RT @andreasbovens: We’re switching to a fast release cycle and will have 3 Opera release streams: Developer, Next, and Stable: http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/opera-features-and-release-cycle
Opera’s first Chromium-base release is out as a preview:
Opera’s first Chromium-base release is out as a preview: https://www.operasoftware.com/press/releases/desktop/2013-05-28
RT @alharding: Adobe Will Contribute To Google’s Blink Browser Engine, Believes It Will “Strengthen An…”
RT @alharding: Adobe Will Contribute To Google’s Blink Browser Engine, Believes It Will “Strengthen An
… via @techcrunch
Whoa: Web Standards Project shutting down.
Whoa: Web Standards Project shutting down. https://www.webstandards.org/2013/03/01/our-work-here-is-done/
Disappointed to hear @Opera is switching to Webkit. IMO it’s important to have multiple major engines.
Disappointed to hear @Opera is switching to Webkit. IMO it’s important to have multiple major engines. http://www.operasoftware.com/press/releases/general/opera-gears-up-at-300-million-users
My thoughts on @Opera’s switch to WebKit.
Browser update time: @Opera 12 is out!
Browser update time: @Opera 12 is out! https://www.opera.com/
Current status of the Browser Wars at @pingdom
Current status of the Browser Wars at @pingdom https://www.pingdom.com/blog/current-status-of-the-browser-wars/
RT @googlechrome: Today’s #Chrome Stable release helps bring faster & snazzier (read: 3D) graphics capabilities to more users
RT @googlechrome: Today’s #Chrome Stable release helps bring faster & snazzier (read: 3D) graphics capabilities to more users https://chrome.googleblog.com/2012/03/faster-and-fancier-graphics.html
RT @firefox: The Internet is the world’s largest public resource. It’s cared for by all, not owned by any one group. Thanks for making the Web awesome.
RT @firefox: The Internet is the world’s largest public resource. It’s cared for by all, not owned by any one group. Thanks for making the Web awesome.
A decade ago, it was websites being coded only for IE6. Now it’s mobile sites being coded only for -webkit.
A decade ago, it was websites being coded only for IE6. Now it’s mobile sites being coded only for -webkit. https://www.webstandards.org/2012/02/09/call-for-action-on-vendor-prefixes/
RT @hsivonen: Accept-Charset Is No More. #alwaysuseutf8
RT @hsivonen: Accept-Charset Is No More. https://hsivonen.fi/accept-charset/ #alwaysuseutf8
RT @firefox: Firefox adds powerful developer features, along with new Mozilla Full-Screen API & tools to create 3D Web experiences
RT @firefox: Firefox adds powerful developer features, along with new Mozilla Full-Screen API & tools to create 3D Web experiences http://mzl.la/yaEDbW
RT @google: Help protect the web. Sign the petition against SOPA & PIPA:
RT @google: Help protect the web. Sign the petition against SOPA & PIPA: http://google.com/takeaction
RT @firefox: Tomorrow Mozilla joins with other sites in a virtual strike to protest #PIPA and #SOPA
RT @firefox: Tomorrow Mozilla joins with other sites in a virtual strike to protest #PIPA and #SOPA https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2012/01/17/mozilla-to-join-tomorrows-virtual-protests-of-pipasopa/ and https://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2012/01/17/pipasopa-and-why-you-should-care/
Firefox plans extended support releases (ESR) for enterprise users.
Firefox plans extended support releases (ESR) for enterprise users. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Enterprise/Firefox/ExtendedSupport:Proposal
Worldwide IE6 marketshare is still 7.7%. China has the highest percentage of IE6 users.
Worldwide IE6 marketshare is still 7.7%. China has the highest percentage of IE6 users. ie6countdown.com
IE6 is almost dead in the US! (via @Slashdot)
IE6 is almost dead in the US! https://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/01/04/1416242/ie6-almost-dead-in-the-us (via @Slashdot)