Opera Browser Revealed for iPhone
Posted by Peter Inthirakoth in app store, Apple, Browser, Opera, Safari
Opera is a small player in the overall browser market but is quite prevalent in the mobile realm. The Opera browser for iPhone was revealed by the developers a few days ago without having been approved for the app store yet. It is very unlikely that Apple will approve the browser app since it violates their "duplicate functionality" rule meaning that apps cannot be only useful for performing functions that are already included with the iPhone. The iPhone already includes Apple's own Safari browser.
Opera claims that the browser is up to 6 times faster than Safari and is more efficient in bandwidth usage due to server-side technological improvements. Some people believe that this is an attempt to get PR and create some additional attention against Apple's draconian app policies.
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