Safari for Windows
June 12th 2007 02:31
That's right, Apple pulls another ace out by making even more software for Windows.
Safari for Windows! (download the beta)
I'm pretty happy with Firefox, but I'm still having trouble with assorted memory leaks. Will I make the switch? Perhaps I'll wait till the dust settles and we can see the 0s and the 1s for what they really are.
The comments are spiraling out of control on both Reddit and Digg, with all the usual fanboy declarations of love and the inevitable Hate-o-rade.
Some commentors are apt:
User boybunny:
"I suspect Apple have two reasons for releasing Safari for Windows. The first and most obvious is to continue the Quicktime, iTunes march. Normalising Windows users to the OSX interface means less of a culture shock if they ever consider switching. Most Windows users have heard a lot of false negative rumours about the OSX interface and this is a good will gesture to show some Windows users that Mac users aren't ALL crazy.
The second reason is bootcamp. Bootcamp is the system that allows Mac users to dual boot Windows. If they can synchronise Safari bookmarks, then browsing while switching from OSX and Windows will seem more natural."
The second reason is bootcamp. Bootcamp is the system that allows Mac users to dual boot Windows. If they can synchronise Safari bookmarks, then browsing while switching from OSX and Windows will seem more natural."
Others feel that it's part of the Apple plan to bring the iPhone into friendly waters:
"It lets you test your pages for iPhone and Mac users. Just that simple.
The current beta is pretty unusable for daily browsing. Twenty little tiny fit & finish problems make it a pain to use for all your work.
Hopefully by the time they actually release it, it will be a competitor. But for now it's just an iPhone emulator." - judgementalist
Damo has also posted on the subject. In fact, he's installed the new browser.
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Comment by Damo
I was wondering who was going to be second to write about this. Which is fair enough because you are writing about a different aspect of the subject.
I have downloaded it and I am running it.
In fact I am writing to you using it now.
So far so good, but I will keep testing until I bust it.
I actually like it more than my first experience with Firefox. Anyway that is subjective.
Only one thing about a web browser concerns me.
Does it work better?
If Dodds get rich instead of Gates I don't care.
Comment by Cibbuano
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Comment by Damo
IE 6 is still a buggy bugger that cracks up for no reason.
IE 7 looks better but no one raves about it.
Firefox 1.x had tabs- great and could import IE bookmarks. It also had more stability and less overhead when loading pages.
Firefox 2 has spell check. Bonus and looks better.
Still had to load the Google Tool Bar to make it useful.
I tested Safari on loading a few site that usually have slow load times.
eg: Really Long Link
In comparison to IE there is no contest.
IE loads then hangs, loads and hangs, loads and hangs and hangs and hangs.... Then as if by magic the page comes.
Firefox loads reasonably fast
When compared to Safari the difference is in seconds.
17 seconds to load this page in Firefox (cntrl refresh)
13 seconds in Safari (ctrl refresh)
Both tested until loading completely stopped.
Not breakneck speed but a difference all the same.