Jon S. von TetzchnerMay 14

In April 1994 I started working on the Opera browser with Geir Iversøy, my co-founder. I worked at Opera for 17 years, leaving it after disagreeing with investors about the way forward. Two years later I co-founded @Vivaldi with Tatsuki Tomita and Anne Stavnes. This was in 2013.

For more than 30 years we have provided alternatives to Big Tech. First with Opera and now with Vivaldi. The focus has always been quite different from our competitors. More features, more privacy, more flexibility. Lately it has also meant the choice to avoid things like Crypto and Blockchain, avoid integrating AI and avoid integrating surveillance. This is not given. Most of our competitors are building in one or more of the above.

If you like what we are doing and our stand, feel free to download Vivaldi. If you are already with us, please tell your friends.

#Vivaldi #EU #Europa #Technology #Browser #Windows #Macos #Linux #Android #IOS #Automotive #Computer

Show threadTane Piper ⁂May 14
@jon @Vivaldi I've stuck with Arc for a while - but noticing it's lack of continuous development. Might be time to switch
Show threadDaniel Prindii
@tanepiper @jon @Vivaldi The Arc team created another browser, Dia. Not sure if they will add features to Arc.
May 14 at 3:38pmMoshidon
Show threadHalminchurstMay 14

@klausblog @tanepiper

I believe The Browser Company has ceased feature development on Arc, with only security and bug-fixing updates going forward

https://oviyabalan.medium.com/tldr-arc-browsers-future-3d392cc91172

In short, as someone who once waited for Arc eagerly, for them to pull the plug near-immediately in favour of "AI" bullshit is a smack in the face

TLDR — Arc Browser’s Future

The Browser Company is sunsetting active development on Arc and shifting focus to a new product: Dia, an AI-native browser.

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