Ahah yeah. That's true.
All in all this is bad for the open web (both ways).
At least, there's no Facebook browser yet. But hey, it might happen as well.
They both want control over the net. Complete control. Client, servers, data.
All in all this is bad for the open web (both ways).
At least, there's no Facebook browser yet. But hey, it might happen as well.
They both want control over the net. Complete control. Client, servers, data.
They should buy Opera and open source it :)
No idea if that makes any sense for Facebook from the business point of view, but it’d be really cool. And they definitely can afford it.
EDIT: Now that I think about it, Facebook getting their own browser makes a lot of sense. They have a real chance of pulling off the mythical Social Browser.
Opera already has an extensive email client which they could integrate with Facebook Messaging, they have widget system which would also fit nicely with Facebook apps. Opera was always about integrated experience, full functionality out of the box, and Facebook could take it to the next level.
No need to buy anything. Webkit is free.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/25/facebook-could-be-looking...
I’ve googled "Facebook+buy+Opera" that day to see if anyone had similar idea. The top story was something mentioning Facebook Opera in a literal sense, as an emotional roller coaster about some random privacy issue. 15 hours later, it’s all about the rumors. So weird! :)
That being said it's their little war for total web control (again client+server+data) which is really bad, and what I meant to express in the comment.
This is ridiculous. I don't trust Facebook/Google with all of my private data, but this claim is outrageous. Care to back this assertion up?