Opera Mobile 9.7 Browser Features: But, Would You Pay $24 For It?

The DailyTech describes the new Opera Mobile 9.7 mobile web browser in…

Opera Mobile 9.7 Set to Put Mobile Competitors to Shame

The features include:

- Adobe Flash Lite
- Google Gears for offline web support
- OpenGL ES hardware accelerated graphics

But, here’s the thing. Production versions of Opera Mobile currently costs $24 for Windows Mobile or Nokia S60 smartphones. The free Skyfire browser is also available for Windows Mobile and Nokia S60 smartphones and essentially provides the same features. So, someone needs to explain to me why I would want to pay $24 for Opera Mobile?

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