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That may seem like bloat today, but in those days, web mail barely existed and was inferior.

If anything, using the MUA bundled with your browser was less power-userish than using a stand-alone client.



I still miss the old Opera, including the built-in email client I used. So yeah, I agree.

Honestly, Opera is one of the best pieces of software I've ever used. It had tons of features and customizability without being slow or feeling "bloated". I never quite understood why it failed to gain marketshare 10 years ago while Firefox did.


> I never quite understood why it failed to gain marketshare 10 years ago while Firefox did.

Firefox was free and Opera wasn't. Geeks don't trust proprietary garbage.




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