Please add Qwant to the default search engines
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A Former User last edited by
Qwant just launched their new maps service: https://www.qwant.com/maps
More info: https://betterweb.qwant.com/qwant-maps-a-open-and-privacy-focused-map/
Come on, Opera, it's time to add Qwant.
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A Former User last edited by
Created an account to bump this. Dont really understand why Opera would not allow this? I mean it's not hard to do? I've been using this browser for last few years and really like it, but this is a bit of a deal breaker. Just re-installed Firefox.
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A Former User last edited by
@mastarob
I switched to Edge Dev a few weeks ago and I'm not planning to come back to Opera. The only thing I kinda miss is Opera's speed dial, but whatever.
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A Former User last edited by
@smnstrk
I just tried Qwant Maps. It is very slow to update when one moves the map. -
A Former User last edited by
I'm adding myself on the list of other people who want to see this feature in Opera. I think it would be OK for a European based company to support another EU company, especially the one that respects privacy.
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A Former User last edited by
@jeanpetric Opera is owned by the Chinese now! I am currently trying out Vivaldi, made by previous Opera employees. Its pretty good.
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jojo0587 last edited by
@mastarob You're wrong. Opera does not owned by the Chinese. Check it out:
https://www.opera.com/eula/computers
https://opera.com/privacy
Search "norw" in both sites.My proposals for changes in Opera (Google Document).
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A Former User last edited by
Yup, HQ in Norway, but I still wonder why the Chinese would want to pay $600 million for a western browser. It is not like they lack to talent to create their own for the internal market. Perhaps it was just an investment, but with China you always have to question motives. Data gathering etc.
Also since posting in this thread before, I realised that the reason you cannot add quant etc (I am current trying out Swisscows for search, awful name but surprisingly good), is because the main source of income for browser companies in general is from having google as the default search engine. By Opera limiting available search engines, it funnels more people to google. Plus, I expect that by not allowing users to add alternatives, they can then negotiate with and get royalties from other search engines to let them on the list, like yahoo and bing, certainly amazon (lol duh). DDG are an interesting one, I just did some digging and yes, they do offer royalties. Ultimately, allowing users to add search engines would be trivial for Opera, therefore there must be a financial motivation to not allow it. I am sure this is it. Unfortunately, it will drive some people from the platform, but perhaps the thought is - what the hell, those users werent going to be making us money anyway? Which I can understand. But still, it does mean I'm gone, and not coming back :).
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A Former User last edited by
Thanks for your comments. But no worries, I switched to Brave, which has qwant on their list, after realising that this request has been on for quite a while and Opera did nothing about it.
