New browser Vivaldi targets those tired of UI austerity

Vivaldi today launched its same-named browser, adding another to the accumulating collection of boutique browsers hoping to steal some share from the big names in the business.

The Vivaldi browser reached version 1.0 Wednesday after a 14-month beta gestation.

Billed as a "modern classic" on one hand, and a "throwback" on another, Vivaldi was created by a team mostly made up of former Opera engineers, with the company headed by Jon von Tetzchner, co-founder of Opera Software. Von Tetzchner left Opera in 2011 after a disagreement with the firm's board of directors and other managers.

"We set out on a mission to make web browsers powerful again," von Tetzchner said in a statement. "Vivaldi 1.0 is both a throwback and a look ahead. It's a 'Modern Classic' designed to help our users get the most out of all the time they spend with their browser."

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