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Opera Mobile coming to Android

Not much is known besides this quote from Opera’s CEO Jon von Tetzchner (pcmag.com) :“Yes, we are working on an Android version,”Opera Mobile is without a…

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Not much is known besides this quote from Opera’s CEO Jon von Tetzchner (pcmag.com) :

“Yes, we are working on an Android version,”

Opera Mobile is without a doubt the bast browser on Windows Mobile (it’s the default browser on all HTC phones) and is quite good on S60 too. Now Opera Mobile’s market share in the mobile space is still not set in stone given the the fact that Microsoft is finally waking up in regards to IE Mobile I doubt the the boys in Redmond will let ODM/OEM ship Windows Mobile 7 phones with Opera set as default and also the arrival of Symbian^4 next year. Going for Android is a logical step for Opera, but will it pay off?

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