Hello, Don Ferguson.

On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 11:59:29 -0500 you said:

> Opera, in the first 30 or so seconds of operation, seems unremarkable.
> I'll look further, but it certainly doesn't grab one right out of the
> chute!

I've installed and uninstalled Opera Mini a few times.  I think the
last time I finally gave up on it, at least as long as it remains a
Java app rather than a Palm-native program.

* There is zero integration with the Palm system clipboard: You cannot
copy a URL from anywhere else and paste it into Opera Mini.

* Its very noticeably slower than any other browser I've tried when it
comes to loading the program and/or accessing its menus and controls.

* I found its bookmark management to be a royal pain to use.

The only plus to it I found is that it does in fact render pages faster
and better.  But, IMO, that is far outweighed by the otherwise general
slowness of the program, the chunkiness of its UI, and the massiveness
of the java libraries needed to use it.

For my usage, the built-in Blazer is still the best web browser for the
Palm Treo.

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