Opera gets acquisition offer from Chinese consortium that includes Qihoo

Browser company Opera Software has received an acquisition offer for about US$1.2 billion from a Chinese consortium consisting of Internet companies Beijing Kunlun Tech  and Qihoo 360 Software.Opera hopes that its products will get a boost from the user base in China of Qihoo and Kunlun, which in turn hope to cross-sell their products and services to the Opera user base, and take advantage of Opera's mobile advertising platform.Kunlun, which acquired in January a majority stake in dating si