ZOMG! Safari on Windows!!!
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Originally Posted by 9secondko 
There is one reason Safari on on Windows...
Market Share for iPhone.
Remember the iPod?
It was paired with one app that crossed over as well.
As I recall, the iPod became quite the success story.
Same deal with iPhone and Safari on Windows. No big deal.
Just another world takeover by Apple.
There is one reason Safari on on Windows...
Market Share for iPhone.
Remember the iPod?
It was paired with one app that crossed over as well.
As I recall, the iPod became quite the success story.
Same deal with iPhone and Safari on Windows. No big deal.
Just another world takeover by Apple.
i'm using the browser right now. the load time is really fast, but because i only have 512 ram on a shitty windows machine, it freezes a bit. but it is faster than fire fox.
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a large bowl of puss,its the end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that sucks.
Here's another possible reason: WebKit. WebKit is the core of ... Dashboard. Widgets for Windows!!!
So far it's crashed/locked up on me three times.
- Jasen.
Holy cow! This may lead to OSX on Windows boxes!
It's kinda strange, though ... it's, in some way, a disincentive to switch.
Will Safari eat into IE's market share, or will it just take away from FireFox? And even then, what's the benefit to Apple?
I don't really get the point of doing this.
Will Safari eat into IE's market share, or will it just take away from FireFox? And even then, what's the benefit to Apple?
Is there a problem with eating into Firefox marketshare?
Whats going on here...
Is there a problem with eating into Firefox marketshare?
Well, it would be nice to see a severe reduction in IE market share to stop idiots making websites that only work with IE.
Safari = iPhone Development / Testing Environment!
From: www.macrumors.com
Innovative new way for developing for mobile applications. based on iphone having full safari engine...gives us tremendous capability web 2.0 + AJAX apps
you can write amazing Web 2.0 apps that work exactly like apps on the iPhone
integrate w/ iphone services...can make calls, send e-mails, google maps, etc.
instant distribution, easy to update, secure same as amazon or bank....run safely on iphone with no sdk needed just need web standards...you can go live on june 29
you can build custom apps tha have the look and feel of the iPhone demoing iphone onscreen...all apps run within safari
Dave
avalibale when?
Available now. See the Safari page.
At the moment, not usable.
Don't know if the sites are no compliant to the standards or it is a Safari problem - but there is still a long way to go.
2) The subtle key ingredient: Allows Vista users to run the apps on both their iPhone and Vista desktop! ie: Vista-based consumers who use the iPhone, can use/sync their iPhone applets on their Vista desktop via SafariWin.
oh.
That settles it then.
very nice read of what is going on.
I for one welcome our windoze breathing, widget writing overloards....
( and I kinda called it - how devs would write for iphone anyways...)
1) Allows Win-based dev/testing of iPhone applets (as Dave already posted).
2) The subtle key ingredient: Allows Vista users to run the apps on both their iPhone and Vista desktop! ie: Vista-based consumers who use the iPhone, can use/sync their iPhone applets on their Vista desktop via SafariWin.
Yup, it's not just about development, it's about the fact that all web stuff on iPhone is done through safari.
Here's the reason in a nutshell...
Safari = iPhone Development / Testing Environment!
Dave, you beat me to it. I think there's no coincidence in the timing of the SafariWin and iPhone apps-on-Safari segments in the keynote.
As with the iPod, for iPhone to truly sell well, Apple needs to do two things (imo):
1) Make it compatible with Vista/XP.
2) Allow third-party smart-phone app dev, for biz users, on par with existing smart-phone competition.
SafariWin does two things towards that goal:
1) Allows Win-based dev/testing of iPhone applets (as Dave already posted).
2) The subtle key ingredient: Allows Vista users to run the apps on both their iPhone and Vista desktop! ie: Vista-based consumers who use the iPhone, can use/sync their iPhone applets on their Vista desktop via SafariWin.