Safari on Windows (The Mighty Squid's Ink) by Mighty_Squid

So Apple is entering the browser wars.

Public Beta of Safari 3 Download

Despite being a fan of Apple I have never really been a fan of Safari. It's small simple and fast but FireFox has all the awesome easy add ons.

However there is never such a thing as too many browser options. Safari will be number 5 on this box behind IE, FF, Opera and SeaMonkey. All have their own strengths and weaknesses. I can't really compare a beta to them so I will just give quick first impressions and some screenshots.

You can click on all screenshots for larger images.



I didn't know what Bonjour Service was but apparently it's a device/sharing protocol and it's ok not leave it unchecked.



And we're in!



The start page is pretty swanky. Smart putting a lot of iTunes information on there since PC users are already used to that Mac product.

It ported over my IE history as well as my bookmarks in FF and IE.



I have only checked out a few pages so far but everything seems to be working.

Time will tell if Safari gets massive market share like FF or just be a geek toy like Opera. However with Apple being the current juggernaut that it is then IE should be scared.

I'll post more as I check it out more. Posted in: apple , browser , firefox , kool aid , opera , safari , sea monkey , steve jobs , windows , wwdc keynote