Alternative Windows Phone 7 Web Browsers? We Need Them

By | August 30, 2011 | 13 Comments

Dear Opera,

Please bring Opera Mobile with Opera Turbo to Windows Phone 7. Seriously, the only reason why I (and probably few other people) haven’t switched to WP7 is because of the lack of web page compression in IE9.

Thank you.

Signed, current and potential WP7 users.


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Vygantas is a former web designer whose projects are used by companies such as AMD, NVIDIA and departed Westood Studios. Being passionate about software, Vygantas began his journalism carrier back in 2007 when he founded FavBrowser.com. Having said that, he is also an adrenaline junkie who enjoys good books, fitness activities and Forex trading.

  • Anonymous

    Who cares, nobody is stupid enough to buy a windows phone 7.

    • Grrblt

      Yeah. I really think he is that stupid.

    • Tiago Sá

      +1

  • Crim

    Yes I would love to use Opera on my Omnia 7, I think it’s safe to develop a WP7 versions because of Nokia and Mango…

  • Anonymous

    Everyone, please just use a good mobile OS, with a quality Webkit browser.

    • http://www.rudivisser.com/ Rudi Visser

      As soon as one is released I’ll be there!

  • Guest

    Suck you in phone that is, no thank you. 

  • http://biblioteca.octabot.net daPhyre

    I have no WP7 and no interest on one, but after knowing now that it doesn’t even has alternative browsers, I want less a WP7

  • http://martin.suchan.id.email.cz/ Martin Suchan

    WP7 is a great mobile platform – I got HTC HD7 myself including Mango installed, and I like the smoothness of the UI, but missing alternative browser is a big problem. Event IE9 mobile on Mango is pretty slow. Also I hate the thing with no saved form data and web state when using Back button :(

    • http://www.rudivisser.com/ Rudi Visser

      I haven’t had any slowness with IE9 on my HD7.

  • IE & Opera FanBoy

    I would be one those who first installs the even Beta in my Windows Phone. Windows Phone is great platform, hopefully these hardware vendor releases that in better hardware.

  • http://profile.typepad.com/6p0120a5509de8970c Mikko

    They’ll have to make a new opera browser in C# and silverlight

  • Plazma1

    I love my WP7 Dell Venue Pro. The OS is so stable, unlike Android, and the UI is not an iOS clone. Props to MS on developing this phone, but I too miss the Opera browser. At least I’ve got a truly unlimited data plan with mobilicity.

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