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Opera es una de esas cosas que no entiendo del mundo del software, ¿de que viven estos tios?, llevan vivos desde tiempos inmemoriales, aguantaron la guerra de los navegadores, el imperio de microsoft, ahora el empujon de chrome, y siempre con una cuota de mercado ridicula. ¿como lo hacen?, regalan la instalacion, por supuesto, y esta la dichosa publicidad, pues si, pero da para vivir durante tantos años? en fin. me alegro que les vaya bien, claro, pero que me lo expliquen

Incluso mas facil, es una pregunta en su FAQ [opera.com]

How does Opera generate revenues?

Opera today has two different revenue models, one for the Internet embedded markets and one for the desktop market.
Internet embedded markets

Traditionally, Opera licenses the browser either directly to

* Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), such as Motorola
* Operating system owners, such as Symbian
* User Interface (UI)/middleware owners, such as Canal+

Since 2003, Opera has also been focusing on offering the browser directly to other players that are placed higher in the value chain:
Mobile operators

Since 2003, Opera has successfully been working directly with mobile operators to deliver a special branded version of the browser directly to operators in order for them to gain a stronger position among their subscribers and increase revenues from data traffic.

There are three main revenue streams:

1. Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) fee:
Mutually decided between the partner and Opera up-front, based on the workload needed from Opera's side. Opera places a high degree of importance on the NRE fee, as it demonstrates strong commitment from partners.
2. Licensing fee:
Opera gets a license fee based on units sold. The fee per unit depends upon the volume commitment from the partner. As a proof-of commitment from partners, a guaranteed minimum number of licenses sold is customary in order to secure a minimum level of revenues for Opera.
3. Support & Maintenance:
A Support and Maintenance agreement that includes:
* New releases of the product and modified product
* Upgrade rights for earlier versions of the product/modified products
* Access to Opera's Support Center

This revenue model implies that the major part of the revenues is connected to shipments of products in the market.
Desktop

On desktop, Opera collects revenue in several different ways:

1. Search partners
The Opera Browser features integrated search and shopping bars, and partner companies pay a fee to Opera every time a user utilizes the integrated search or shopping bar. Opera cooperates with a few select partners it feels can contribute value to its product and users. Deals with companies like Google, Fast, Lycos, InfoSeek, Yahoo, Amazon, and eBay are showing constant growth in revenues for Opera.
2. Rendering engine as a separate product
Opera delivers a full-featured, embeddable version of its desktop browser that can be integrated into a wide range of applications. Adobe and Macromedia are important partners in this segment.
3. Opera Web Mail
Opera provides a free and a pay service Webmail. When users pay for the premium service, Opera splits the revenue with Outblaze, the company that operates the service.

Que yo sepa, el navegador de la Wii está desarrollado por Opera Software. Pero aún así me parece poco, la verdad.

Pues para quienes no lo sepan, se mantiene con los grandes, entre estos pues nintendo!. Opera se instala en diferentes dispositivos. Me imagino que de alli le sacaran una buena tajada del mercado no?. Adjunto el enlace para que se enteren de como opera se usara en el Wii:

http://www.cubed3.com/news/5329 [cubed3.com]

Aqui hay mas información:

http://www.opera.com/devices/ [opera.com]