Ultimately, support for XP will depend on how quickly people jump ship when the security updates stop in April. Currently XP has between 15% and 30% of the user base. Websites considered Opera worth supporting at its 2%. As long as XP stays above 5% it will be supported by just about everyone. I plan to hang onto XP for years if I can. There will probably be extender software available for XP like there is for W98 which allow it to run some XP programs. My guess is that XP is good for another 5 years given its large current user base in spite of Vista,7 and 8.

Originally posted by BernG:

Originally posted by scratchspace:

Originally posted by blackbird71:

I've observed that one of the common elements of quite a number of negative initial postings about Opera's bookmarks situation is that users who first fire up the new Opera are unable to locate or figure out its 'bookmarking' functionality. . . .

Opera seriously needs to get a team working ASAP on a coherent, instantly-accessible instruction/helps/how-to database for new users, broken out by version number . . .

Yes, a FAQ/guide of some sort is clearly needed. Unfortunately, the presence of such a FAQ would represent only a speed bump to the fraudulent/trolling "Where are the bookmarks?! I'm shocked! Good riddance, Opera!" posters (e.g., the OP here) who appear with some regularity on this forum.

Definitely agree that the OP post screams "fraudulent." Especially the whiny and attraction attention "Opera is a lost cause." The post just doesn't smell right.

I've also seen too many posts by so-called decision makers telling us they're considering Opera for their company, blah, blah blah. Yeah right.:rolleyes:

But why are these posters doing this? I think one reason is that these posters miss what Opera has lost and they are trying to create as much leverage as they can to get it back. They figure that a simple polite post will be ignored but if they seem more important and angry, the powers that be are more likely to listen to them. I think another reason is that they are simply enraged at the frustration they feel over what they see as dumb decisions made by management. In any case letting these comments stand unanswered is more likely to give management a nudge toward improving Opera. Undercutting these comments doesn't do anybody any good.

There is a certain look and feel to windows products that people expect to see and can be changed only at great peril. Microsoft learned this when they dumped the usual desktop in Windows 8, hence 8.1. I am not widely experienced with other than the most popular browsers; but are there many other browsers which do not implement bookmarks the usual way? Most call them bookmarks and IE calls them favorites but they are identical in operation. This is one of the fundamental features of browsers that people expect to have available. I think Opera is banging its head against a wall on this one. They must have had a reason for not implementing bookmarks, maybe planning to deliver ads on Speed Dial. Funneling everyone through speed dial would be a great way to deliver ads.

The real source of discord in this forum is the inexplicable decision of Opera management to present what are essentially beta versions of Opera (15-17) as a final product. People download what appears to be just an updated Opera without any warning that it is really a beta version in rapid transition. Long time users who become disoriented looking for the usual features come to this forum to vent their frustration and confusion in the only place available. A simple explanation by management somewhere along the download and installation process would avoid most of these kinds of posts. The annoyance expressed at posters is misdirected. It should be aimed at management for horribly botching the roll out process of their new product.