Safari now on Windows

Joshua Stubbles · Jun 2007

Always cool to mess with new apps. I've already spotted some things I hate (such as ONLY being able to scale a window from the lower right corner). But overall it's been slick so far.

Safari for Windows

Lee3dee · Jun 2007

wooot! nice find! thx

snemmy · Jun 2007

Interesting to see, but I don't even use Safari on my Mac...

I'll try it though.

bounchfx · Jun 2007

using it now.. it has some really annoying bits but otherwise it seems decent..

but I agree.. I like firefox more, even on mac

Jesse Moody · Jun 2007

blah I am pretty much a MAC hater. Firefox FTW

Joshua Stubbles · Jun 2007

Yup. 30 minutes is enough. I don't like Safari.

Tulkamir · Jun 2007

... Yea, I don't get why this would matter. I don't know anyone (including mac lovers) who actually use Safari. People who use macs so far as I can tell use Firefox.

Rick Stirling · Jun 2007

I love my mac, and I never use Safari. Firefox IMO is a better browser.

Lee3dee · Jun 2007

guess i won't install it then

i'll stick with Opera

hawken · Jun 2007

I use safari all the time.

can you guys tell me if it smooths fonts and rescaled images? It does on the mac, this is one of the nicest graphical features. My blog contains rescaled images, they look whack on winxp.

Also I find Safari has better control of webstandards. Anyone interested in CSS3, check this out! (in safari of course)

(rounded boxes)
http://event-horizon.twiddles.com/sites/experimental/css3-bg/

(multiple backgrounds)
http://decaffeinated.org/archives/projects/multibg/background-image.html
(resize the browser for max effect)

(more madness)
http://group.mind-productions.com/articles/multiple_backgrounds__css3_/

Basically, CSS3 is a reality in Safari.

Joshua Stubbles · Jun 2007

It certainly smooths fonts. A little TOO much, if you ask me.
I have it installed at work, so I can check your images when I get in tomorrow.

Toomas · Jun 2007

Yea keep using it yea yea and maybe you crash or get hijacked
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40283
http://www.theregister.com/2007/06/12/safar_crashing_experience/

notman · Jun 2007

Where are my back buttons?! That's a big deal when using a windows mouse.
It also doesn't work with my taskbar autohide

Safari stays on top always. That and I wasn't able to save an image to my harddrive yesterday.

Overall it would be a nice alternative, but it needs a lot more work before it can leave beta.

James Edwards · Jun 2007

Read somewhere that Apple releasing safari on windows was also a move to pull in 3rd party developers for the iPhone, since development for it is done through safari. Doesn't hurt to try to increase your share of the browser pie outside of mac users too though.

Joshua Stubbles · Jun 2007

the iPhone doesn't have an open SDK though. I doubt anything real innovative will come from anyone but Apple.

Safari is weak though. Severely. Even for a beta release, it's pretty damn limp. Firefox's initial beta was far superior in every way possible.

Joshua Stubbles · Jun 2007

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can you guys tell me if it smooths fonts and rescaled images?

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The images rescaled smoothly in Safari, yes. The orange/brown vector image in particular, was very smooth in Safari, yet chunky in Firefox.

bearkub · Jun 2007

Camino and Firefox on the mac for me. I never did like Safari much. Don't really want it on my PC. Safari always seemed a bit incomplete to me, like it was missing features put in most browsers around 1997. Can't think of any specifics off the top of my head, but I do remember that annoying me enough to not use it.

Jesse Moody · Jun 2007

lol saw this today...

http://www.betanews.com/article/Day_One_for_Safari_for_Windows_Becomes_ZeroDay_Nightmare/1181661606

NO THANKS!! I'll stick with firefox and internet explorer.

hawken · Jun 2007

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the iPhone doesn't have an open SDK though. I doubt anything real innovative will come from anyone but Apple.

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all 3rd party apps are written in safari, no need for an sdk

Safari now on Windows

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