So is there a "fork" or new platform to which the old team has migrated?

I'm sorry there is so much antagonism here. In a world of NSA spying and lack of privacy, the world needs alternative browsers from sources that can be trusted. If I were going to stay with Opera I would have to have some level of confidence in what is going on "corporately," and as many comments hear have said, that is pretty hard to do under the current situation. So what I meant is, is there some place somewhere that discusses what has happened and I why I should retain any confidence in Opera's future?

I too have been an Opera user for many years. Just today upgraded to 18 and came here looking for bookmark help.

Wow.

There is no way I can use Opera now so I will move on to something else. But that pales in comparison to my curiosity. I am simply fascinated by what must be going on behind the scenes here to justify this behavior at Opera. Does anyone have any links to outside articles explaining this? This is far worse than the Yahoo mail redesign fiasco, and that's all over the internet.

If anyone has any background links or data it would be fascinating to read.

thanks