apple safari web browser for windows

slipchuck · 06-12-2007, 06:32 PM

Anyone try this out?
I just downloaded it and it is really fast compared to IE 7. I sometimes use Firefox but it just doesn't cut it when trying to view videos....I get error messages with firefox.

so far so good with safari

anyone else have any thoughts?

cheers

randy

*Ash* · 06-12-2007, 08:59 PM

Haha!
Apple wins again!
Even their software beats PC software on a PC!!!
OK, I'm an Apple convert and am a little biased, but Macs are the way to go for multimedia!
Sorry, I have no comment on Safari for Windows - but on a Mac it's excellent!

*Stratman* · 06-12-2007, 09:10 PM

Hmm, Firefox works great for me, as does Opera. Once in a great while I'll find a site where firefox isn't the best option, but that is very rare

Jonas B · 06-12-2007, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by slipchuck

Anyone try this out?
I just downloaded it and it is really fast compared to IE 7. I sometimes use Firefox but it just doesn't cut it when trying to view videos....I get error messages with firefox.

so far so good with safari

anyone else have any thoughts?

cheers

randy

Thank you Randy, I didn't know Safari was out for Windows. Is the Windows color managed?

**-=JoN=-** · 06-12-2007, 10:59 PM

i already read that there are security holes found in safari for windows

why bother, firefox is the best for both OS's (even Linux)

PDL · 06-13-2007, 01:52 AM

Originally Posted by slipchuck

Anyone try this out?
I just downloaded it and it is really fast compared to IE 7. I sometimes use Firefox but it just doesn't cut it when trying to view videos....I get error messages with firefox.

so far so good with safari

anyone else have any thoughts?

cheers

randy

Read before you leap

Who in Their Right Mind Would Run Safari on Windows?

I really like the quote:
"There's only one problem with that scenario -- Safari sucks. A lot of Mac users won't run the browser (I'm one of them), so why would anyone run it on Windows?"

Just don't jump on the Apple bandwagon without a huge pile of salt. Don't get me wrong - Mac's are great machines (they really fly now that they are using Intel) but I have never been enamored with their software. You either do it the Apple way or the highway, when they locked the case on the original Mac's they lost me.

I was born to tinker - something that is locked by design imply's that I am too stupid to plug in a card.

PDL

rhermans · 06-13-2007, 02:16 AM

Safari could be an enhancement - it's imo the only browser that can display abobeRgb - (profiles and all) and because it's the only browser who does this I won't use it.

A this point Flock (windows) is my main browser. It's a gecko based (ergo firefox) browser with some extra's.

slipchuck · 06-13-2007, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by Jonas B

Thank you Randy, I didn't know Safari was out for Windows. Is the Windows color managed?

I could be wrong but I believe the color management is controlled by the windows operation system instead of the safari browser

cheers

randy

raz-0 · 06-13-2007, 12:43 PM

Neat, or horrible. I'm not sure which I have one more browser to test web pages on at work, but then that means I have one MORE browser to test stuff ona t work.

Too bad we already ordered a mac in order to make safari testing easier.

ah well.

Jonas B · 06-13-2007, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by slipchuck

I could be wrong but I believe the color management is controlled by the windows operation system instead of the safari browser

I typed my question pretty bad... But you seem to understand what I meant. Thank you.

**joele** · 06-13-2007, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by -=JoN=-

why bother, firefox is the best for both OS's (even Linux)

seconded

I have tried out opera and safari and IE 7, and I see no reason to give up firefox and the many fantastic plugins I use..

BTW: Is safari bundled with Itunes? thats what I hate about Quicktime, every time it updates it tries to sneak in Itunes

Dr_Watso · 06-19-2007, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by joele

seconded

I have tried out opera and safari and IE 7, and I see no reason to give up firefox and the many fantastic plugins I use..

BTW: Is safari bundled with Itunes? thats what I hate about Quicktime, every time it updates it tries to sneak in Itunes

I hate that crap. I refuse to install quicktime because of the way it takes over the OS and also tries to sneak in other software. The fact that most actual mac users I know won't even use Safari tells me right away that it sucks. If it's speed you're after, give Opera a try. I'm after features and compatibility, so I'll stick to firefox/ie6.

Asad_Masede · 06-19-2007, 11:37 AM

Pointless for us users. I don't use Safari on the Mac even, let alone Windows. Why not? Because it's the only browser that keeps having the most page rendering problems of all the browsers that I've used and that includes Opera.

Firefox is where it's at.

This only benefits Apple as it's tied to the upcoming iphone and it's apps (read galvanized scripts).

Cheers,
-Asad

fletcherkane · 06-19-2007, 11:41 AM

I like safari on my mac, but it needs work on the pc. Back and forward buttons on my mouse don't work, and lots of secure websites don't recognize the browser and won't work. (Probably a beta issue)
I have never jumped on the Firefox bandwagon personally. I've tried and and don't like the interface at all...

pixelpruner · 06-21-2007, 07:21 PM

Safari on mac sucks. And it sucks even worse on Windows. I know what Apple were trying to do here, but could have at least done it with some decent software. Still it will help some webmasters who don't have macs as they will be able to test their sites in safari on their PCs