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pcernie
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http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/ ... age-677758Now, obviously not everybody trying out Opera will stick with it, but those figures still have to be a joke, right? 
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AlunD
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Yes but what are the actual numbers percentages hide all sorts of statistical fudges. 
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pcernie
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That's what I mean, I don't even believe the percentages  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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AlunD
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8574883.stmI thought this was interesting as we haven't finished March 2010 yet or have I missed something 
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pcernie
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Amnesia10
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Yes but Opera had an update the same day so existing users would be included in that total download figure. That said the figure was considerably larger than usual for Opera. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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l3v1ck
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They're asking us to get excited about a huge percentage rise over a trivial base?
I'm sure I saw a Dilbert strip with a similar punch line recently.
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finlay666
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So that makes about 7 users now right? I used to use Opera, lack of support for banking sites was one of the major flaws to why I stopped using it _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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Amnesia10
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Too many bank sites are badly written. They only accept certain browsers. They should appreciate that not every one wants IE. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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belchingmatt
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Perhaps they will take notice from this point on. Although a bit short sighted.
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finlay666
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Yet what wouldnt work for me in Opera works in Firefox.... _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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Amnesia10
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TBH I always have a couple of browsers as sometimes a site is so badly written it will not support my browser of choice.
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big_D
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Yeah, they now have 328 users in Poland.
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veato
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My dad moved from IE to Firefox a while back. When I asked why he said because a mate at work told him its much better.
A plasterer came to my brothers house to do... well.... plastering, and upon seeing him use his PC exclaimed he ought to use Linux because its better. He asked why and he said "it just is and can do everything you want". It cant. He's a gamer.
Now I'm not sticking up for MS (I dont use IE and would have a Mac given the choice) but dont you find some people hear from another person how great something else is and simply pass that on based on no knowledge, experience or technical basis? Normally because its either something different or "not Microsoft".
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finlay666
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so that is one in 100,000 I have more users of my HotUKDeals app in the UK.... Need to get it on OpenMarket actually for some more publicity _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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