Comments (10)

1. Jun 12, 2007 Permalink

   Cole:

   What’s going to be annoying is the upcoming reports of how many downloads Safari for Windows got. A lot of people downloaded it to see what the big deal is but in the end then if devoted Mac users prefer firefox over this built in app then why would PC users?
2. Jun 12, 2007 Permalink

   Mike M.:

   I agree… Leopard in October is rediculous, and Safari’s release on Windows isn’t really entering a market that was begging for a new browser, Firefox pretty much is the favorite on Windows (and even to many on Mac) and Safari isn’t going to be able to do much about it, they’re playing catch up this time.
3. Jun 12, 2007 Permalink

   Chris K.:

   I think Safari is on windows so people can develop for the iPhone. As the iPhone is running Safari, and at this point, the preferred way to run 3rd party apps on the iphone is via Safari, Windows devs are going to need a way to make sure their app properly runs on it.
4. Jun 12, 2007 Permalink

   Sean Kelly:

   I just hope when it goes gold, they don’t start bundling it with iTunes and QuickTime. Pretty soon, you’re going to end up with an “Apple for Windows” software bundle… Next up, iChat!
5. Jun 12, 2007 Permalink

   Cole:

   iChat for windows. Now thats an idea that actually makes sense!

   Anyway, I think what bugs me most is to hear that they supposedly pulled resources from Leopard to work on iPhone, yet they left a team working on Safari for Windows? Where are their priorities?
6. Jun 12, 2007 Permalink

   billg:

   Who’s to say Apple hasn’t had Safari running on Windows for a long time now? Releasing the beta now doesn’t necessarily mean it’s stolen developers time from working on Leopard.
7. Jun 12, 2007 Permalink

   Ryan Lack:

   “But I guess I just find it a bit frivolous, considering those were dev hours that might have been better spent, say, getting Leopard out the door sooner than October.”

   No kidding. It would have been nice if they got Leopard done by last week when the new MacBook Pros came out. Now, if you can’t wait for a new book and must get it (like me), you’ll have to upgrade the OS.

   Then again, maybe that was the plan all along …
8. Jun 12, 2007 Permalink

   John B.:

   I agree with Chris K. – they want to appeal to devs working on mobile apps. Given Apple’s track record over the last decade, I don’t think they do anything frivolously. There was a reason behind this move, and a good one, and that’s the only one I could think of, but… who knows.
9. Jun 13, 2007 Permalink

   Dave Zatz:

   I’ve been pondering this as well. I have a feeling .Mac is going to get social big time and Safari will be the tool to participate a la Flock.
10. Jun 13, 2007 Permalink

    Adam T.:

    This doesn’t surprise me at all. I notice a while back that they changed the name of the icon on the iPhone from “Web” to “Safari.” So, I’m betting that by having the internet identified as Safari on the iPhone, Apple is betting they can get a bigger market share.