poppyrich - 4:19 pm on Jun 22, 2008 (gmt 0)

Opera keeps improving.

I think that with version 10, Opera should make a break with the past and pick a new name. It's a good browser. Ever wonder why so few people use it? The name is lame. (As I've joked here previously: What's Opera's target market? Fat ladies who sing?)

Internet Explorer is descriptive.
Safari is kind of a cool (IMHO) metaphorical name that equates browsing as a sort of hunt. Evoking exotic locales and masculine images like guns, jeeps, and surfboards. (Surfin' Safari!)
FireFox has the imagery of both fire (HOT!) and Fox, as in, crazy like a fox, quick like a fox, foxy lady, and so forth. A lot of peppy connotations.

Maybe Opera could sponsor a contest or something to pick the new name, create a little publicity.

The name's a loser, period, and it's gotta go.

Waddaya think?