I only just discovered this move to Blink yesterday, and after installing v.17, was totally chagrined. I've used Opera about as long as it's been available... and, without a doubt, it's has always been the software I use most. I've tried the other browsers and never understood why they had any users when Opera did so much, so well. So, yesterday, in my fit of pique, I checked 'catastrophe' in the poll. Last night, however, I was reading at Huffingtonpost, which has been becoming increasingly balky in v.12.16, and I decided to test it in v.17. The difference was remarkable. So, now I'll admit this move is probably a good thing. Hopefully they can bring back the features I've come to rely on.