Once you get hooked to FireFox it’s difficult to work with any other browser. I just checked Safari for Windows beta version and I totally agree with this article in Wired titled Who in Their Right Mind Would Run Safari on Windows?. Safari, at least on Windows, looks quite a “base” browser compared to FireFox, Opera, and even the buggy Internet Explorer. The author in the Wired article rightly says:
the initiative seems to rely on a domino theory fueled by infatuation. Apple is hoping there are Windows users so in love with their iPods and iTunes that they will also download Safari. Then they’ll fall in love with that, and the next thing you know they’ll be down at the Apple Store fishing for their credit cards.
Could be the case. Well, I have neither used the iPod nor iTunes so I’m not crazy about Apple products. And seeing the browser, I wonder why some people call it the best browser in the world (I can’t recall where I read this statement). After being used to FireFox Safari looks quite suffocating. All my plugins that I use on daily basis are missing too, and I’m not motivated enough look the Safari versions. When I have lots of disposable money I do plan to by one of those iMac sort of laptops though.
Other links on Safari for Windows:
- Safari now officially available for Windows
- Why Safari for Windows?
- Safari On Windows A Security Risk
- Windows Users Don’t Care About Safari
- Safari 3 beta is here. And it runs on Windows
[tags]safari for windows, safari browser, safari[/tags]
