In the Norwegian company Opera Software announced a threefold increase in the popularity of Opera in several European countries after the launch of Microsoft, selection screen browsers.

After entering the selection screen web browser in Europe, the number of daily downloads Opera in European countries such as Belgium, France, Spain, Poland and the UK rose by more than 3 times, said Rolf Assev, Opera Director for Strategic Planning. Specific figures he did not say. "We reaffirm the three-fold increase in downloads after the announcement of" selection screen, browser, - have representation in Opera Software. - And in some countries (eg Norway), the increase was 400%. - However, we do not see the full picture - too early. We hope to announce more relevant indicators of a little later.

March 1 in response to claims by the European Commission and a number of companies, including Opera Software, Microsoft launched in Europe selection screen web browser (www.browserchoice.eu). He began to appear on older computers with Windows, which as the default browser is Internet Explorer, as well as on new PCs during the first access to the Internet.

This innovation opens 12 browsers (and that is how much programming is displayed on the screen) an equal chance at winning market share, while for many years before such a choice does not exist, and most PC owners to use what comes with Windows, namely Internet Explorer .