Opera Free n Add Free

Hey guys Just found this out. Stright from Opera, they are releasing thier Browser now free, and ad free.

Opera press releases
Feel Free: Opera Eliminates Ad Banner and Licensing Fee
Oslo, Norway - September 20, 2005

Opera Software today permanently removed the ad banner and licensing fee from its award-winning Web browser. The ad-free, full-featured Opera browser is now available for download - completely free of charge – at http://www.opera.com.

"Today we invite the entire Internet community to use Opera and experience Web browsing as it should be," said Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "Removing the ad banner and licensing fee will encourage many new users to discover the speed, security and unmatched usability of the Opera browser."

Opera was previously available free of charge with an ad banner. Users had the option of paying a licensing fee to remove the ad banner and receive premium support.

"Opera fans around the globe made this day possible," said von Tetzchner. "As we grow our userbase, our mission and our promise remain steadfast: we will always offer the best Internet experience to our users - on any device. Today this mission gains new ground."

That's great news - even though they did release it for free half a year ago already, except I still don't like how Opera handles cookie permissions (they don't have Firefox's "Always use this choice for this site" feature...).

I'll stick with Firefox.

Everytime i download opera, something gets messed up. I think im going to stick with firefox.