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The wait for Opera Mobile 9.5 is (almost) over

Posted on Thursday, Jun 26, 2008 by Phil Nickinson
 
Filed Under: Software; Tags: windows mobile, Opera Mobile 9.5

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The long-awaited Opera Mobile 9.5 is nearly ready for the public. Opera has announced that an initial beta test is slated for July 15 at www.opera.com, and we'll all be able to get our grubby little hands on it.

Opera also addresses what's taken so long:

Some versions of Opera Mobile 9.5 are already shipping on great phones like the HTC Touch Diamond, and some of you have asked why we wouldn't be able to release it publically yet. As you probably know, releasing a version that works on a large variety of phones is more complex than making it work on one specific phone. You should also expect a few differences between the versions that are pre-installed on phones and the public version of Opera Mobile 9.5.

So, the beta version may contain a few differences than what was seen in a hands-on review back in February.

 
 

Comments

Do we know yet if the final version will work on WM Standard?
Submitted by jhoff80 (not verified) on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 13:14.
I have a suggestion for Opera Mobile marketing team. Price it at $9.99 and you'll gain a vast number of users/clients. I might not sound like an intuitive thing to do, but psychological factor surely matters. I wouldn't need to get it from various Warez sites since it'll be affordable then. If users want to update to the next version, charge them $9.99 again for it.
Submitted by booblik (not verified) on Fri, 07/04/2008 - 03:56.
I have a suggestion for Opera Mobile marketing team. Price it at $9.99 and you'll gain a vast number of users/clients. I might not sound like an intuitive thing to do, but psychological factor surely matters. I wouldn't need to get it from various Warez sites since it'll be affordable then. If users want to update to the next version, charge them $9.99 again for it.


With the very functional beta version being widely available I think they will have to. Of course I think for them direct sales is gravy, and what they really want is to sell directly to the OEM like Samsung and HTC.

Surur
Submitted by surur (not verified) on Fri, 07/04/2008 - 04:07.

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