Opera nixes banner ads in free version | CNET News.com

The latest free version of Opera Software’s namesake browser will be available without an advertising banner.

With version 8.5 of the Opera browser, which was released Tuesday, the company said that it has removed banner ads from its free edition. Until now, Opera customers had the option of paying to eliminate the ads and receive premium support.

There’s never been a better time to try Opera! It installs and uninstalls cleanly, so if by some odd chance you don’t like it you can always go back to whatever you’re using now.