Ask HN: How does Opera make money? Why isn't their browser not so popular?

HN, Is anyone here from Opera?

My question is simple as in title: Does anyone know how Opera makes money?

Feature after feature, we see being ripped off from Opera browser into other browsers. Why isn't their browser eating into the market.

AFAIK, it's only the mini browser that does have a tiny bit share in the mobile market.

Anyone?

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I'm not sure if this is still the case, but Google used to pay them a big royalty to be the default search engine. Opera also charges a licensing fee for embedded versions such as DS lite and Windows Mobile versions of Opera Mobile and Mini.

Edit: here's the real story, from the horse's mouth: http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/communication-breakdown-1000003...

And some backstory on the Google connection: http://gigaom.com/2005/09/21/google-made-opera-browser-free/

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