Thanks, Tsel (though I grabbed it the day it was released!) - and I see the CEO is attempting to honour his promise:
From
Opera.com - The 1 Million Download Challenge -
Before the weekend, Opera's CEO, Jon S. von Tetzchner boldy proclaimed at a company meeting that if download numbers of Opera 8 reached 1 million within four days he would swim from Norway to the USA. Opera's communications department could not resist the temptation, and made his statement public. As any respectable CEO and gentlemen, Mr. Tetzchner stands by his word.
DOWNLOADS: 1,050,000: Target reached by April 23 0900 CET!
Sporting the Norwegian and the U.S. flag as an appropriate symbol of the journey ahead, the company inflatable raft, "Phantom", had been duly prepared for the long trip. Manned with a satellite phone, maps, food, water and a book with inspirational quotes from the Viking sagas, Opera's PR manager, Eskil Sivertsen, has taken it upon himself to row alongside Jon for the duration of the trip, partly out of guilt for having made his CEO's bold statement public.
"Look at me! I'm floating! I'm floating!" was the last thing people heard from Jon as he kicked off into the distance.
