Last week we heard Opera had created a version of its lightning-fast web browser for the iPhone, only to have Apple reject it, since it would compete with its own Safari browser. Now we hear that might not be the case at all.
Citing un-named sources, Daring Fireball’s John Gruber says: “My understanding, based on information from informed sources who do not wish to be identified because they were not authorized by their employers is that Opera has developed an iPhone version of Opera Mini, they haven’t even submitted it to Apple, let alone had it be rejected.”
It’s entirely possible that Apple is working with Opera behind the scenes, outside the normal submission channels, just as they appear to be with Adobe over Flash on the iPhone. But for the moment there’s still stony silence from all sides through official channels.
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