actually no so much grandstanding
more a lament
i have kept abreast of the changes and what the development team has been doing which is why i am over opera
i don't like the direction its going
the functionality i liked about opera just isn't there to be honest
i know why they are doing it and understand it, doesn't mean i like it or that i agree with it
and yes i do understand why the they cant use presto
html5 changes the browser game and is starting a new browser war, and i think opera is going in wrong direction with it
so i am done
sad thing is pretty much every browser out is mostly useless

after 7 years of using opera and telling others to use it i am done
12 is no longer supported and getting glitchy
18 is useless imo
the direction the company has gone in directions with the gui i don't care for and the functionality is not what it was
the rise of html5 is creating a whole new browser war and opera doesn't seem to be moving in right direction with the gui
it always about ease of use with anything on-line
in that opera is failing

bye

p.s. no clue as to which browser i am going to use now
will try as many as i find interesting and what works will make itself clear in the long run