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Facebook considering acquisition of Opera browser

Facebook is considering an acquisition of the Opera browser, according to a new report in PocketLint. This comes after some reports have previously indicated Facebook had been looking at a browser at various points during the past few years. PocketLint has reported that โ€œaccording to our man in the knowโ€, the company wants to enter […]

Facebook is considering an acquisition of the Opera browser, according to a new report in PocketLint.

This comes after some reports have previously indicated Facebook had been looking at a browser at various points during the past few years.

PocketLint has reported that โ€œaccording to our man in the knowโ€, the company wants to enter into the browser market to take on Mozilla, Google and Microsoft.

Buying a browser would save Facebook the work of having to make its own. The company has already worked on desktop software, with the release of its Messenger app for windows โ€“ a browser would be a logical progression in its step to make more dedicated software.