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Opera Browser is fully-featured for privacy, security, and everything you do online.
Opera has managed to stay about as relevant in the browser space as Firefox, which is just a tad bit behind that of Microsoft Edge.
Interestingly enough, unlike most other major browsers on the market, Opera is actually a publicly traded company with about a $1B market cap. This is particularly interesting because it means that they need to focus on growing revenue as they have investors.
In their attempt to stay relevant, they have copied many features from the more modern browsers on the market like Arc Browser (e.g. Spaces and Folders).
Opera has been called out a bit lately for being owned by a Chinese company, and for making most of its revenue from Ads, meaning they very well are tracking, storing, and selling details about how you're using the browser.
While tempting and seemingly impressive, there's just something in the heavy influencer marketing push and security concerns that make us have a bit of pause in actually using Opera as our daily driver.
AI won’t exist as an app. Or a button. It’ll be an entirely new environment — built on top of a web browser.
Dia Browser is the latest project from The Browser Company (the same team behind Arc Browser), and while it’s an interesting experiment, it feels more like a stripped-down Chrome with an AI sidekick than an actual serious browser contender. That said, it’s still very much in alpha, invite-only, and honestly… kind of underwhelming right now (though as an alpha-stage experimental product, it's sorta expected).
If you’re someone who just wants a clean browser with built-in AI to summarize articles or answer questions, speak to your open tabs and YouTube videos to help with research, then sure; Dia might be worth giving a shot. But if you actually care about productivity, speed, and having real control over your setup, Arc is lightyears ahead. It's clear that Dia was built for a totally different audience (e.g. my parents or those who haven't taken to embracing AI just yet—then Dia feels like a solid gateway into this).
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