▲ 853 ▼ I guess it's the pretty colors? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago* by renzev@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world 129 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ares35@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) and they advertised it on tv pretty heavily, too. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] takeda@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I love Opera's response to some of the idiotic speed test ads: https://youtu.be/zaT7thTxyq8 This was before Opera dropped their own engine and became just another Chrome skin unfortunately. For those who missed the original Chrome ads, here they are: https://youtu.be/nCgQDjiotG0 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ChillDude69@lemmynsfw.com 12 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I can't figure out what Opera's deal is now, with that weird video enhancement thing. Lucid, or whatever it's called. ABSOLUTELY NOBODY asked for in-browser video sharpening. How much development time and expertise does that kind of thing take, anyway? Whatever the fuck Lucid Video actually does, it must have taken thousands of person-hours to develop, of which many hundreds were contributed by people with Masters-degree levels of education and experience, in image processing. Why, in the name of all that is good and holy in this misbegotten, shit-crusted world would they spend all that effort on that shit, INSTEAD OF MAKING THEIR OWN BROWSER ENGINE AGAIN??? That would HAVE to be easier, right? Maybe it would be pretty hard, given the commitment you'd have to make, in order to be absolutely sure you were making a product that didn't have huge security holes. But I'm just saying, NOBODY wanted whatever this Lucid Video thing is. At least just save all the effort of doing that, by just...not doing it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] renzev@lemmy.world [S] 11 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Nobody: Opera: Hey kids, do you want to install a GAMING browser?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ChillDude69@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 years ago Also, nobody: Also, Opera: Every couple of times that the browser auto-updates itself, it plays a splash screen with a weirdly ominous and loud noise. You're welcome. We knew you'd love that. permalink fedilink source parent [+] _ONRYO_@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] renzev@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago Its such a horrendously cheesy marketing gimmick, and people still somehow fall for it. Like sure, it has some actual features like ram limiter or whatever, but when is that every necessary? I keep around a hundred tabs open across two different browsers (yeah, I'm a weirdo like that) on my 12 year old thinkpad and it works fine, surely a GAMING computer running any other browser would be able to keep up without having to set artificial resource limits? Also, did you know that Opera has an official vtuber? Because apparently that's also what all the cool kids are into these days permalink fedilink source parent [–] ares35@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago opera isn't opera anymore, it's chinese-owned now (since 2016). if you want a browser by one of the original founders of the 'old' opera, look at vivaldi... although it, too, is chromium-based. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dublued@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I really miss the old Opera. Dropped it immediately when they went with Chrome. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BaardFigur@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) The chinese owners should be the reason to drop it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Why not both meme permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheGreenGolem@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Wait, what? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) They had some iconic ads back in the day. Some examples: Speed - https://youtu.be/FaNpWJY9SEs Stability - https://youtu.be/GZRZcKEtHzo Security - https://youtu.be/ekeRDKxQe1g Edit: cleaned up the links permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] renzev@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Huh, watching this in current year, the "crashed tabs won't crash your browser" one feels like an oddly technical detail to include in a commercial. I guess I'm just so used to it now that it's hard for me to imagine that web browsers weren't always as reliable as they are now. Also, look, I appreciate your comment, but could you please at least remove the ?si= tracking nonsense from your youtube links? For everyone else, here are nvidious links: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=FaNpWJY9SEs https://yewtu.be/watch?v=GZRZcKEtHzo https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ekeRDKxQe1g permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago People forget but when chrome first came out it was extremely ahead of the competition. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrchampion@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'd also like to add, to whomever it may concern, that you can find a userscript to automatically convert youtube links into invidious links, among other things, here. There's a couple others made by the same guy you may be interested in, like a basic link tracker remover permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] renzev@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago Thanks for sharing! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alto@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago Their chrome and play store ads will forever be seared in my brain. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] takeda@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I love Opera's response to some of the idiotic speed test ads: https://youtu.be/zaT7thTxyq8 This was before Opera dropped their own engine and became just another Chrome skin unfortunately. For those who missed the original Chrome ads, here they are: https://youtu.be/nCgQDjiotG0 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ChillDude69@lemmynsfw.com 12 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I can't figure out what Opera's deal is now, with that weird video enhancement thing. Lucid, or whatever it's called. ABSOLUTELY NOBODY asked for in-browser video sharpening. How much development time and expertise does that kind of thing take, anyway? Whatever the fuck Lucid Video actually does, it must have taken thousands of person-hours to develop, of which many hundreds were contributed by people with Masters-degree levels of education and experience, in image processing. Why, in the name of all that is good and holy in this misbegotten, shit-crusted world would they spend all that effort on that shit, INSTEAD OF MAKING THEIR OWN BROWSER ENGINE AGAIN??? That would HAVE to be easier, right? Maybe it would be pretty hard, given the commitment you'd have to make, in order to be absolutely sure you were making a product that didn't have huge security holes. But I'm just saying, NOBODY wanted whatever this Lucid Video thing is. At least just save all the effort of doing that, by just...not doing it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] renzev@lemmy.world [S] 11 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Nobody: Opera: Hey kids, do you want to install a GAMING browser?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ChillDude69@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 years ago Also, nobody: Also, Opera: Every couple of times that the browser auto-updates itself, it plays a splash screen with a weirdly ominous and loud noise. You're welcome. We knew you'd love that. permalink fedilink source parent [+] _ONRYO_@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] renzev@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago Its such a horrendously cheesy marketing gimmick, and people still somehow fall for it. Like sure, it has some actual features like ram limiter or whatever, but when is that every necessary? I keep around a hundred tabs open across two different browsers (yeah, I'm a weirdo like that) on my 12 year old thinkpad and it works fine, surely a GAMING computer running any other browser would be able to keep up without having to set artificial resource limits? Also, did you know that Opera has an official vtuber? Because apparently that's also what all the cool kids are into these days permalink fedilink source parent [–] ares35@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago opera isn't opera anymore, it's chinese-owned now (since 2016). if you want a browser by one of the original founders of the 'old' opera, look at vivaldi... although it, too, is chromium-based. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dublued@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I really miss the old Opera. Dropped it immediately when they went with Chrome. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BaardFigur@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) The chinese owners should be the reason to drop it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Why not both meme permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChillDude69@lemmynsfw.com 12 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I can't figure out what Opera's deal is now, with that weird video enhancement thing. Lucid, or whatever it's called. ABSOLUTELY NOBODY asked for in-browser video sharpening. How much development time and expertise does that kind of thing take, anyway? Whatever the fuck Lucid Video actually does, it must have taken thousands of person-hours to develop, of which many hundreds were contributed by people with Masters-degree levels of education and experience, in image processing. Why, in the name of all that is good and holy in this misbegotten, shit-crusted world would they spend all that effort on that shit, INSTEAD OF MAKING THEIR OWN BROWSER ENGINE AGAIN??? That would HAVE to be easier, right? Maybe it would be pretty hard, given the commitment you'd have to make, in order to be absolutely sure you were making a product that didn't have huge security holes. But I'm just saying, NOBODY wanted whatever this Lucid Video thing is. At least just save all the effort of doing that, by just...not doing it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] renzev@lemmy.world [S] 11 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Nobody: Opera: Hey kids, do you want to install a GAMING browser?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ChillDude69@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 years ago Also, nobody: Also, Opera: Every couple of times that the browser auto-updates itself, it plays a splash screen with a weirdly ominous and loud noise. You're welcome. We knew you'd love that. permalink fedilink source parent [+] _ONRYO_@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] renzev@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago Its such a horrendously cheesy marketing gimmick, and people still somehow fall for it. Like sure, it has some actual features like ram limiter or whatever, but when is that every necessary? I keep around a hundred tabs open across two different browsers (yeah, I'm a weirdo like that) on my 12 year old thinkpad and it works fine, surely a GAMING computer running any other browser would be able to keep up without having to set artificial resource limits? Also, did you know that Opera has an official vtuber? Because apparently that's also what all the cool kids are into these days permalink fedilink source parent [–] ares35@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago opera isn't opera anymore, it's chinese-owned now (since 2016). if you want a browser by one of the original founders of the 'old' opera, look at vivaldi... although it, too, is chromium-based. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] renzev@lemmy.world [S] 11 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Nobody: Opera: Hey kids, do you want to install a GAMING browser?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ChillDude69@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 years ago Also, nobody: Also, Opera: Every couple of times that the browser auto-updates itself, it plays a splash screen with a weirdly ominous and loud noise. You're welcome. We knew you'd love that. permalink fedilink source parent [+] _ONRYO_@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] renzev@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago Its such a horrendously cheesy marketing gimmick, and people still somehow fall for it. Like sure, it has some actual features like ram limiter or whatever, but when is that every necessary? I keep around a hundred tabs open across two different browsers (yeah, I'm a weirdo like that) on my 12 year old thinkpad and it works fine, surely a GAMING computer running any other browser would be able to keep up without having to set artificial resource limits? Also, did you know that Opera has an official vtuber? Because apparently that's also what all the cool kids are into these days permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChillDude69@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 years ago Also, nobody: Also, Opera: Every couple of times that the browser auto-updates itself, it plays a splash screen with a weirdly ominous and loud noise. You're welcome. We knew you'd love that. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] _ONRYO_@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] renzev@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago Its such a horrendously cheesy marketing gimmick, and people still somehow fall for it. Like sure, it has some actual features like ram limiter or whatever, but when is that every necessary? I keep around a hundred tabs open across two different browsers (yeah, I'm a weirdo like that) on my 12 year old thinkpad and it works fine, surely a GAMING computer running any other browser would be able to keep up without having to set artificial resource limits? Also, did you know that Opera has an official vtuber? Because apparently that's also what all the cool kids are into these days permalink fedilink source parent
[–] renzev@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago Its such a horrendously cheesy marketing gimmick, and people still somehow fall for it. Like sure, it has some actual features like ram limiter or whatever, but when is that every necessary? I keep around a hundred tabs open across two different browsers (yeah, I'm a weirdo like that) on my 12 year old thinkpad and it works fine, surely a GAMING computer running any other browser would be able to keep up without having to set artificial resource limits? Also, did you know that Opera has an official vtuber? Because apparently that's also what all the cool kids are into these days permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ares35@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago opera isn't opera anymore, it's chinese-owned now (since 2016). if you want a browser by one of the original founders of the 'old' opera, look at vivaldi... although it, too, is chromium-based. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dublued@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I really miss the old Opera. Dropped it immediately when they went with Chrome. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BaardFigur@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) The chinese owners should be the reason to drop it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Why not both meme permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BaardFigur@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) The chinese owners should be the reason to drop it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Why not both meme permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheGreenGolem@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Wait, what? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) They had some iconic ads back in the day. Some examples: Speed - https://youtu.be/FaNpWJY9SEs Stability - https://youtu.be/GZRZcKEtHzo Security - https://youtu.be/ekeRDKxQe1g Edit: cleaned up the links permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] renzev@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Huh, watching this in current year, the "crashed tabs won't crash your browser" one feels like an oddly technical detail to include in a commercial. I guess I'm just so used to it now that it's hard for me to imagine that web browsers weren't always as reliable as they are now. Also, look, I appreciate your comment, but could you please at least remove the ?si= tracking nonsense from your youtube links? For everyone else, here are nvidious links: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=FaNpWJY9SEs https://yewtu.be/watch?v=GZRZcKEtHzo https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ekeRDKxQe1g permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago People forget but when chrome first came out it was extremely ahead of the competition. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrchampion@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'd also like to add, to whomever it may concern, that you can find a userscript to automatically convert youtube links into invidious links, among other things, here. There's a couple others made by the same guy you may be interested in, like a basic link tracker remover permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] renzev@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago Thanks for sharing! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alto@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago Their chrome and play store ads will forever be seared in my brain. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) They had some iconic ads back in the day. Some examples: Speed - https://youtu.be/FaNpWJY9SEs Stability - https://youtu.be/GZRZcKEtHzo Security - https://youtu.be/ekeRDKxQe1g Edit: cleaned up the links permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] renzev@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Huh, watching this in current year, the "crashed tabs won't crash your browser" one feels like an oddly technical detail to include in a commercial. I guess I'm just so used to it now that it's hard for me to imagine that web browsers weren't always as reliable as they are now. Also, look, I appreciate your comment, but could you please at least remove the ?si= tracking nonsense from your youtube links? For everyone else, here are nvidious links: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=FaNpWJY9SEs https://yewtu.be/watch?v=GZRZcKEtHzo https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ekeRDKxQe1g permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago People forget but when chrome first came out it was extremely ahead of the competition. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrchampion@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'd also like to add, to whomever it may concern, that you can find a userscript to automatically convert youtube links into invidious links, among other things, here. There's a couple others made by the same guy you may be interested in, like a basic link tracker remover permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] renzev@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago Thanks for sharing! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] renzev@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) Huh, watching this in current year, the "crashed tabs won't crash your browser" one feels like an oddly technical detail to include in a commercial. I guess I'm just so used to it now that it's hard for me to imagine that web browsers weren't always as reliable as they are now. Also, look, I appreciate your comment, but could you please at least remove the ?si= tracking nonsense from your youtube links? For everyone else, here are nvidious links: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=FaNpWJY9SEs https://yewtu.be/watch?v=GZRZcKEtHzo https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ekeRDKxQe1g permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago People forget but when chrome first came out it was extremely ahead of the competition. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrchampion@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'd also like to add, to whomever it may concern, that you can find a userscript to automatically convert youtube links into invidious links, among other things, here. There's a couple others made by the same guy you may be interested in, like a basic link tracker remover permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] renzev@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago Thanks for sharing! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago People forget but when chrome first came out it was extremely ahead of the competition. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mrchampion@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'd also like to add, to whomever it may concern, that you can find a userscript to automatically convert youtube links into invidious links, among other things, here. There's a couple others made by the same guy you may be interested in, like a basic link tracker remover permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] renzev@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 years ago Thanks for sharing! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alto@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago Their chrome and play store ads will forever be seared in my brain. permalink fedilink source parent
