New Opera License Coming
Good news for Opera fans, Opera 8 will have a new license.
From Haavard on the Opera forums:
This is a very smart move. At $39 a license, it seems pretty silly to pay for multiple copies for different machines around the house and for different OS's. Nothing technically prevented using the same key on another copy of the same OS, which is nice since I have gone through three computers since first buying Opera. But, now I can install it on other machines in my house, including my Linux machine. That is a pretty good deal. Too bad they specifically say desktop OS though, since it would really rock if my current license key could also work on my Series 60 smartphone.
From Haavard on the Opera forums:
Add to this that the upgrade from Opera 7 to Opera 8 is actually completely free, and I think you will see that this was not a move to squeeze more money out of our customers. In fact, we've just given all Opera 7 customers a free upgrade, and added to this, we've changed our license terms so that there is only one license for all desktop platforms, which means that you can install Opera on any number of computers in your own home, regardless of the (desktop) operating system used. Yes, that's right. You can install the registered version of Opera as many times as you like with just a single license.
This is a very smart move. At $39 a license, it seems pretty silly to pay for multiple copies for different machines around the house and for different OS's. Nothing technically prevented using the same key on another copy of the same OS, which is nice since I have gone through three computers since first buying Opera. But, now I can install it on other machines in my house, including my Linux machine. That is a pretty good deal. Too bad they specifically say desktop OS though, since it would really rock if my current license key could also work on my Series 60 smartphone.