Safari for Windows: A Brief Review

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

Yesterday, June 11th, 2007, Apple released a version of it’s prized internet browser, Safari, for the Windows platform. I decided I wanted to get in on the action and take it for a spin. After all, I am a webmaster. Inevitably I will have people visiting my websites using this new browser/platform combination and I should get to know how it works (and also make sure that all my current websites check).

Naturally, I will not be able to cover every minute detail about Safari here, nor will I try. But this browser is distinct enough that you don’t have to look very hard to find things you like or dislike about it. And that is how I am going to base this review – my likes and dislikes about Safari. I am also aware that Safari for Windows is still in beta. Obviously, Apple intends to do more work on it, but I shall review it in its current state nonetheless. I should also say that this is not a comparison of Safari for Mac vs. Safari for Windows as I have never used the Mac version. Let it be known that I am an avid Firefox user (and that I find IE7 more and more repulsive every time I open it). So you may see this review as being part “Safari vs. Firefox” and part “Safari vs. Itself.” If any browser is going to move me away from Firefox, it had better be pretty good.

So without any further ado, here’s a two-cents rundown of my likes and dislikes of Safari for Windows. Unfortunately for Safari, the “dislikes” outnumber the “likes.” But lets start with the good news first…
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