Following Opera's launch of its own applications store, independent App Store, GetJar (which has a tie-up with Reliance Communications in India) has removed the Opera Mini Browser App from its store, citing violation of its Terms and Conditions. It has even suggested alternatives such as Bolt, UCWeb and Dolphin to its users. On its blog, GetJar informs that although it doesn't have a problem with Opera Mini including a competing app store in its browser in principle, in practice the move might rob GetJar of traffic, since users might start visiting Opera's app store instead and jeopardize its free app downloads eco-system which is supported by advertising. It also mentions that GetJar spent many months negotiating with Opera to avoid the situation. It goes on to take a dig at Opera's store and says that once users try out Opera's app store, they'll find GetJar's discovery and downloads more compelling. GetJar claims that Opera Mini has been downloaded 30 million times from its app store, so this should be seen as a blow for Opera. Meanwhile, in an interview to GigaOm, Opera's EVP of Consumer Mobile, Mahi De Silva has said that GetJar was not an appreciable source for downloads and Opera has 600,000 downloads of its browser everyday. He confirmed that Opera was in talks with GetJar before the app store launch, but decided to go forward since GetJar's goals were different from that of Opera. Opera's App Store Opera has partnered with open application marketplace technology provider Appia, to launch a cross-platform…
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