Opera Software ASA, the company which made the browser Opera, recently revealed that they would be submitting their Browser App for iPhone, for approval, to the App Store in the coming weeks.
It is highly doubtful the App will get the nod but if it ever gets approved then users would be able to experience internet six times faster than the current speed offered by iPhone’s default internet browsing tool, Safari.
At SXSW (South by Southwest interactive event), Opera Spokesperson Thomas Ford gave a glance of the app which is still in development, to CNN. He said that the App will be submitted for approval in few weeks.
Now the biggest question: Will Apple ever approve this App? A long discussion on a similar issue took place when a rumor had struck that Mozilla was also making a browser app for the iPhone. Many suggested that Apple will never approve such an application because this would defeat their purpose of promoting it’s default browser, Safari and, having a competitor's product on it’s device itself is something Apple won't fall for.
We also referred to Apple’s submission guidelines which are in favor of the Cupertino Based Company and say that no App will be accepted if it duplicates iPhone’s existing function.
Opera Mini was publicized, a “lot” and seriously a “lot” for an unapproved app. When asked why, the company said this would force Apple to have no choice but to submit to the will of consumers and approve the app, which seems unlikely to happen especially after the iPad's entry.
Opera argues that Mini and Safari are different, saying Opera Mini is quicker at downloading regular Internet pages while Safari’s design makes it more apt for more data-intensive functions, such as editing a Google document.
Opera’s process involves running Web pages through their servers, stripping away all but the most essential data so the pages load quickly.
If Apple disapproves this App, which i think it mostly will, it will end up losing another friend and having it join the alliance of the existing enemies, Google and Adobe, to name a few.
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