tedster - 6:11 am on Jun 12, 2009 (gmt 0)

The Opera browser may have a 2.3% market share - but that's assuming that server log analytics measure it correctly (always in doubt because an Opera user can spoof the user agent so easily).

But Opera has long been a major innovator. A lot of browser features that are now adopted by other browser makers began with this innovator. This includes things like tabbed browsing, page zoom, saved browsing sessions, built-in BitTorrent support, mouse gestures and more.

And by the way, if you care about the mobile market and not just the desktop market, then you ignore Opera at your own risk.

I've been very happy using Opera as my main browser since version 3 - which I paid for. I've always said that all the embedded usability is like putting an extra hour in my day. I'm hoping their next innovations can make that an extra two hours.