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By Martin LaMonica
Posted on ZDNet News: Sep 20, 2005 1:37:00 PM

The latest free version of Opera Software's namesake browser will be available without an advertising banner.

With version 8.5 of the Opera browser, which was released Tuesday, the company said that it has removed banner ads from its free edition. Until now, Opera customers had the option of paying to eliminate the ads and receive premium support.

With the licensing change, Opera hopes to accelerate uptake of its browser, the company said.

"Removing the ad banner and licensing fee will encourage many new users to discover the speed, security and unmatched usability of the Opera browser," Jon von Tetzchner, CEO of Opera Software, said in a statement.

Premium support via e-mail is still available from the company for $29 per year.

Version 8.5 also addresses some security vulnerabilities and includes a feature called Browser JavaScript, which automatically fixes out-of-date browser scripts.

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Disk optimizations, probably (nt)
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Posted by: Anti_Zealot Posted on: 09/21/05 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Holy crap...  ju1ce | 09/20/05
yeah, you should get off of firefox, it's a security hazard.  Valis Keogh | 09/20/05
Not really...  ju1ce | 09/20/05
He was joking  Oscar_Goldman | 09/20/05
In other news ...  cygnusx1 | 09/20/05
Opera is pretty good  Real World | 09/20/05
Opera's tab implementation  scp_z | 09/20/05
haen't had the time to  Real World | 09/20/05
Mouse Gesture  joethemacfan | 09/20/05
Wasn't nuts about them in  Real World | 09/20/05
can do that in FF too  Jeff Spicoli | 09/20/05
One thing I think they need...  ju1ce | 09/20/05
Faster than which FF?  msmitchel | 09/21/05
Opera is slow  Tommy Gun | 09/20/05
Riiighhhttt..... (NT)  ju1ce | 09/20/05
Opera and Firefox start from scratch.  scp_z | 09/20/05
Even with that.. Opera loads faster than IE on my computer (NT)  ju1ce | 09/20/05
Not likely  george_ou | 09/20/05
Under a second  Real World | 09/20/05
Disk optimizations, probably (nt)  Anti_Zealot | 09/21/05
Well it does for me.. I'm on a 3500  ju1ce | 09/20/05
What I do find interesting....  ju1ce | 09/20/05
Better turn that computer over to ...  ShadeTree | 09/20/05
And as a "smart" end-user...  ju1ce | 09/20/05
Somethign for everyone who uses more than one browser....  ju1ce | 09/20/05
Here is a guy who took the time to do the tests...  ju1ce | 09/20/05
I see your problem now!  ShadeTree | 09/21/05
Just tried it  Roger Ramjet | 09/21/05
IE checks mail?  Roger Ramjet | 09/21/05
Opera IS slow  Roger Ramjet | 09/21/05
Safer than Firefox or IE! But how will Opera make $?  dabruro | 09/20/05
Uhm...  ju1ce | 09/20/05
Sweet music to my ears  Scrat | 09/21/05
Different Browser, Same Story....  charlesgoff | 09/21/05
But the net effect...  Anti_Zealot | 09/21/05
Good, now I can stop putting other windows overtop  Boot_Agnostic | 09/21/05

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