Despite this, Opera has announced Opera Mini for the iPhone. At the official page, Opera sounds serious about it, treating it just like they would any other product launch.
“This is a unique opportunity to introduce the fast, feature-rich Opera Mini experience for the iPhone, and to showcase our latest beta releases of Opera Mobile and Opera Mini on other platforms and devices. Opera’s mission is to bring the Web to the world, and by making Opera Mini available on yet another platform, we are one step closer,” says Jon von Tetzchner, Opera's co-founder.
The problem, however, is that this isn't yet another product launch. As the folks at Opera themselves admit, "Opera Mini for iPhone is not publicly available," and it's quite possible that it never will be. Publicity stunt, a jab at Apple or a serious intention to compete with Safari on the iPhone sometime in the future? Time will tell.