Safari for Windows is Nice!
Jun
12
Apple announced today that they are releasing a public
BETA version of their "Safari" browser for
Windows. So, armed with this information, I've decided to
take it for a test drive. I must say, I like it very much.
I'm currently writing this entry using the new browser, in
fact. I haven't come across any bugs as of yet, however,
I'm sure there may be a few as it is still a beta version.
What I like the best is the displaying of fonts. They look crisper and sharper. The load times seem to be quite a bit faster than any of the other browsers as well - something that apple proudly boasts as one of the features:
Safari is the fastest browser running on Windows, based on the industry standard iBench tests, rendering web pages up to twice as fast as IE 7 and up to 1.6 times faster than Firefox 2. Safari joins iTunes® in delivering Apple’s legendary user experience to both Windows and Mac® users as well as full support of open Internet standards. -- Apple.com
All you windows users out there, I strongly suggest giving it a try. You won't be disappointed
After finally getting Safari to display any text at all, I’m not overly impressed. I’d have to swing the other way on the fonts, to me they look overly blurry and unreadable at lower resolutions. Also it’s been confirmed there are zero-day exploits which leave the browser wide open to attack. All in all not a good start Apple.