Apple introduces Safari for Windows

[Speedy70]

WWDC 2007, SAN FRANCISCO—June 11, 2007—Apple® today introduced Safari™ 3, the world’s fastest and easiest-to-use web browser for Windows PCs and Macs. Safari is the fastest browser running on Windows, based on the industry standard iBench tests, rendering web pages up to twice as fast as IE 7 and up to 1.6 times faster than Firefox 2.

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/06/11safari.html?sr=hotnews.rss

 

[Mousebaby]

Just downloaded it! This is pretty awesome! Thanks for the tip!

 

[Speedy70]

Just downloaded it! This is pretty awesome! Thanks for the tip!

What do you think of it? I already use Safari since I have a Mac. Just wondering how it is on Windows O/S's.

 

[slotted]

What do you think of it? I already use Safari since I have a Mac. Just wondering how it is on Windows O/S's.

I'm on my windows machine right now and just finished installing it. It works decent, have noticed a few bugs already but nothing major.

 

[Speedy70]

I'm on my windows machine right now and just finished installing it. It works decent, have noticed a few bugs already but nothing major.

My husband (an Apple fanatic) said he has no clue as to what Apple is thinking doing this. He said he thinks Windows users will probably encounter problems with different plug-ins etc.

 

[slotted]

My husband (an Apple fanatic) said he has no clue as to what Apple is thinking doing this. He said he thinks Windows users will probably encounter problems with different plug-ins etc.

I can see the pro's and con's to doing it, but at least they are keeping the apple look to safari.

Could help people who are thinking about making the switch. I.E. Nickel....

 

[Nickel]

I can see the pro's and con's to doing it, but at least they are keeping the apple look to safari.

Could help people who are thinking about making the switch. I.E. Nickel....

Buy me a Mac and I'll gladly make the switch. As it stands, D fixed the "old" one, and I'm starting school full time in two months.

 

[slotted]

Buy me a Mac and I'll gladly make the switch. As it stands, D fixed the "old" one, and I'm starting school full time in two months.

I don't want you to make the switch that bad.

 

[Mousebaby]

What do you think of it? I already use Safari since I have a Mac. Just wondering how it is on Windows O/S's.

I like it! It is way faster when it loads, especially in this forum. I also like the cleaner look of it. It doesn't look so cluttered up. I did notice a problem when I was shopping online, I was trying to checkout and it wouldn't load the checkout page. But other then that it's pretty nice!

 

[aps45819]

I did notice a problem when I was shopping online, I was trying to checkout and it wouldn't load the checkout page. But other then that it's pretty nice!

That's the husband 1.2 plugin

 

[Mousebaby]

That's the husband 1.2 plugin

Darn, I forgot to run "The wife's always right 3.0" program! I will have to install "no nookie unless you let me 6.9" tonight to remedy that!

 

[Nickel]

I don't want you to make the switch that bad.

Dang, foiled again.

 

[MoochCat]

WWDC 2007, SAN FRANCISCO—June 11, 2007—Apple® today introduced Safari™ 3, the world’s fastest and easiest-to-use web browser for Windows PCs and Macs. Safari is the fastest browser running on Windows, based on the industry standard iBench tests, rendering web pages up to twice as fast as IE 7 and up to 1.6 times faster than Firefox 2.

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/06/11safari.html?sr=hotnews.rss

WOW!!! I missed that..will let my PC friend know..
Me a MACker...

Thanks

 

[Speedy70]

That's the husband 1.2 plugin

 

[sparkyaclown]

Just a little rant about browsers in general. Why is it that most developers cannot implement the tabbed browsing feature to its full potential. I hate the fact that Ctrl-click is my only option for opening a new tab (Safari). Firefox while not much better does at least let me utilize the center click button on the mouse, which still doesn't feel quite natural. Is it so hard to setup a browser with more options on how it handles tabbed browsing? Maybe it's just me but if I'm using tabbed browsing I want it to handle most items in a new tab unless I specify otherwise without any special keys or odd clicks. AMBrowser is still my favorite for a tabbed browser. It has options that can be set based on the event for tabbed browsing (i.e. opening from favorites, history, typed in). Only the inverse requires special clicks. While Safari is fast it still isn't quite there either

 

[Speedy70]

Just a little rant about browsers in general. Why is it that most developers cannot implement the tabbed browsing feature to its full potential. I hate the fact that Ctrl-click is my only option for opening a new tab (Safari). Firefox while not much better does at least let me utilize the center click button on the mouse, which still doesn't feel quite natural. Is it so hard to setup a browser with more options on how it handles tabbed browsing? Maybe it's just me but if I'm using tabbed browsing I want it to handle most items in a new tab unless I specify otherwise without any special keys or odd clicks. AMBrowser is still my favorite for a tabbed browser. It has options that can be set based on the event for tabbed browsing (i.e. opening from favorites, history, typed in). Only the inverse requires special clicks. While Safari is fast it still isn't quite there either

I don't understand why pushing one key is so hard? Also, you can go into Safari preferences and enable tabbed browsing.

 

[ylexot]

Just a little rant about browsers in general. Why is it that most developers cannot implement the tabbed browsing feature to its full potential. I hate the fact that Ctrl-click is my only option for opening a new tab (Safari). Firefox while not much better does at least let me utilize the center click button on the mouse, which still doesn't feel quite natural. Is it so hard to setup a browser with more options on how it handles tabbed browsing? Maybe it's just me but if I'm using tabbed browsing I want it to handle most items in a new tab unless I specify otherwise without any special keys or odd clicks. AMBrowser is still my favorite for a tabbed browser. It has options that can be set based on the event for tabbed browsing (i.e. opening from favorites, history, typed in). Only the inverse requires special clicks. While Safari is fast it still isn't quite there either

In Firefox, go into tools -> options -> tabs and change the default to open new pages in a new tab :shrug:

 

[sparkyaclown]

I don't understand why pushing one key is so hard? Also, you can go into Safari preferences and enable tabbed browsing.

Not that it's hard, it's just inconvenient. I went into the Safari options and the only option for tabbed browsing I see has me Ctrl-click to open it in a new tab. It doesn't seem to work for bookmarks which is what I utilize tabbed browsing for the most, only in-page links that for the most part I would prefer them to open in the same tab. Perhaps the Mac version is different. Just seems like all of the mainstream browsers have tabbed browsing thrown in as an afterthought.

In Firefox, go into tools -> options -> tabs and change the default to open new pages in a new tab :shrug:

Yeah, I've set this option there as well and again as I specified above it doesn't do that automatically for bookmarks but it does at least let you middle click the mouse for it.

 

[Speedy70]

Not that it's hard, it's just inconvenient. I went into the Safari options and the only option for tabbed browsing I see has me Ctrl-click to open it in a new tab. It doesn't seem to work for bookmarks which is what I utilize tabbed browsing for the most, only in-page links that for the most part I would prefer them to open in the same tab. Perhaps the Mac version is different. Just seems like all of the mainstream browsers have tabbed browsing thrown in as an afterthought.

Go here and read #6. http://www.apple.com/safari/ Is that helpful to you?

 

[sparkyaclown]

Go here and read #6. http://www.apple.com/safari/ Is that helpful to you?

I don't see where #6 actually tells me about on event tabbed browsing. I know it does tabbed browsing it just seems as poorly implemented as the other mainstream browsers are. Apparently I'm alone in my beliefs on how a tabbed browser should work. :shrug: