October 11, 2008 at 02:15One million, two million ...
According to Choose Opera , the very next day after the release of Opera 9.6, the number of browser downloads from Opera Software servers reached one million ( I can tell you a secret that in a couple of hours after the publication of my message there will already be two million ). This figure, frankly, is very relative. And that's why.
For example, if you compare it with some Skype, the number of users of which has long been tens of millions, such a result would be a complete failure. However, if you look at the history of the Opera browser itself, you can recall that after the final release of the first version of the ninth series browser in 2006, it took four days to reach one million downloads. Perhaps you can already bet on how much time it will take to take a million downloads a year that way in 2010, only the period will be calculated in just a few hours. ;)
In general, what else can I say - a wonderful result. Optimistic. And by the way, there is one more indicator that the Norwegians decided to provide to the general public: since the release of Opera 9.5 in June this year, the weekly number of browser users has grown by 25%! After such figures, the statements of some “pseudo-analysts”, who thoughtfully talk about the decline of Opera's popularity, somehow seem quite absurd. The answer is like in a joke: do not wait! ;)
For example, if you compare it with some Skype, the number of users of which has long been tens of millions, such a result would be a complete failure. However, if you look at the history of the Opera browser itself, you can recall that after the final release of the first version of the ninth series browser in 2006, it took four days to reach one million downloads. Perhaps you can already bet on how much time it will take to take a million downloads a year that way in 2010, only the period will be calculated in just a few hours. ;)
In general, what else can I say - a wonderful result. Optimistic. And by the way, there is one more indicator that the Norwegians decided to provide to the general public: since the release of Opera 9.5 in June this year, the weekly number of browser users has grown by 25%! After such figures, the statements of some “pseudo-analysts”, who thoughtfully talk about the decline of Opera's popularity, somehow seem quite absurd. The answer is like in a joke: do not wait! ;)