Comments on: Exclusive Video: Hands-On With Opera Unite (It Rocks)

By: Fede

Fede — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:06:57 +0000

Bloody hell, Jason, you’re on a hate-roll. Give it a rest…

I agree with some of the criticism, but I actually believe they’re onto something. I can easily see Unite-like tools becoming a hit in the near future. The question is whether it’s too soon – are we there yet when it’s common to own devices that are connected 24/7. (Like the “connected home” that keeps appearing in future concepts videos.) I don’t think so.

What I like about Opera is that theirs is arguably the most user-focused browser. With Unite they’re trying to give you a personal space within the browser, rather than it just being a simple tool. That’s a very interesting development. They may not be redefining the internet, but they’re definitely redefining the browser.

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Web Server on a Browser - Opera Unite Review — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:04:31 +0000

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By: Brett

Brett — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:15:01 +0000

y’know like, I like called my buddy on his mobile the other day, and like, y’know he didn’t answer, something about subscriber unavailable.
Man, that sucks, y’know, I like think the whole mobile thing will fail big-time, and y’know friends too – what’s the point if you can’t contact them all the time, anytime?
Everything’s gonna fail…

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Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:34:31 +0000

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By: Opera Unite: cliente y servidor « Gnu/Linux

Opera Unite: cliente y servidor « Gnu/Linux — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:52:13 +0000

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By: larry

larry — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:34:11 +0000

@MUW
Why should I trust Opera with my content any more than the other services you mention? (Google, Zoho, etc)

By: Pushel

Pushel — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:29:14 +0000

That’s investigative journalism 2.0

By: Carlos

Carlos — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:06:04 +0000

this is the answer to that:

http://my.opera...ying-the-vision

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Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:38:28 +0000

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By: Marco

Marco — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:19:27 +0000

Then tell me… what is Wave about? It’s something that everyone needs? It’s a mix of IM, email and social networking.

Not a single thing is new. Why such a hype? Ahhhh… its from Google… THAT makes it interesting right?

POOR MANKIND

Probably users will freak out and celebrate when Google or Opera will “reinvent” the good old FidoNet…

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:58:13 +0000

Here is some real analysis of the service, by someone who is not being paid to praise it:

http://factoryj...on-opera-unite/

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:45:09 +0000

I think it’s an interesting idea, but I guarantee it will never take off. Give it a few weeks, everyone will have forgotten about it, and no one will be using it. Guaranteed.

No offense, Opera – there is no doubt you’ve inspired every other web browser with your innovative features (tabbed browsing, mouse gestures, etc) – but this is just never going to take off.

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:40:41 +0000

Your lack of understanding of what Wave is all about is truly awe-inspiring.

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:39:20 +0000

Yes, you are so utterly wrong it makes me sick. Wave is a new form of email, more or less. Unite is a personal web server. They are so not similar that I can only conclude you are on some serious crack rock.

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:34:09 +0000

It’s not. It’s cool, but in a few weeks, everyone will have forgotten about it, and Opera will go back to 1% market share. Guaranteed.

By: KISS

KISS — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:38:45 +0000

Basic, it should be kept simple. To go mainstream.

By: led screen

led screen — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:42:11 +0000

can i run it by my own web serve ?

By: BombayNinja

BombayNinja — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:15:38 +0000

So it is basically a webserver with a nice installer that abstracts some of the settings that you would otherwise have to do manually, right? Throw in a few widgets. A few-decade-old technology with a nice installer + OMG! widget? Re-inventing the web? Really?

By: Kent

Kent — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:41:10 +0000

Have fun dealing with each corporations TOS, change of policy, site design change or account suspension.

By: Kent

Kent — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:35:54 +0000

Opera Unite is not about hosting content on your PC for the public, its more about hosting content to use globally for your own private use or with your friends. The new thing is that its a unified solution that solves the big problem of easily serving content from your local computer. Sure there other ways to do this but try explaining that to a non-tech.

Of course if your building a huge web service with tons of traffic you need a dedicated server. This product is for home use with friends or co-workers. Lite content sharing without much configuration.

By: Marco

Marco — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:07:11 +0000

It rocks because:

when their pre-alpha version (aka Opera 10) crashes (it did 10 times within 10 minutes here) then your web server is dying. THAT is unique. Browser crash -> web page gone. Welcome to Web 3.0

But serious… I thought Google’s Wave thing was stupid… (they developed real time chat LOL … so what about AIM? lol) but it’s good to see that good old Opera is more stupid … and SCARY to see that people didn’t know that you can use your computer as a web server.

Maybe Opera 11 will be a real web browser? Nah… i’ll stop dreaming

By: Marco

Marco — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:57:48 +0000

LOL!!! Thought exactly the same… LOL!!! This must be marketing… no one would write that without being drunk…

By: Brenton Cleeland

Brenton Cleeland — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:56:35 +0000

Without really looking in to it too much, I’d say that it; doesn’t require you to know what apache/lighttpd/etc are, doesn’t require you to set up port forwarding and firewalling on your router, it has easy to install “widgets” that will multiply in number and add advanced functionality with little configuration – shall I go on?