Safari on Windows – Hallelujah!
Posted by Jon Lee in Web Development, tags: Apple, browser, Safari, vista
At the WWDC (World Wide Developer’s Conference) today, Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs announced a few new things (iPhone stuff, new Mac OS blah blah). The most interesting (and most surprising) announcement was a port of Safari (Apple’s default web browser) into Windows XP and Vista.
What this means for Web Developers
This means us Windows developers can now test all our sites on Safari natively without having to run to the closest Best Buy or Apple Store to do testing. Nor do we have to use services like BrowsrCamp — which are good, but only give you an image of a screen rendering. Now we can finally properly design without discriminating!
A Primary Browser?
Steve Jobs wants you to use Safari as your primary browser regardless of what operating system you use (even Linux with Windows virtualization). But in my opinion, Firefox with its countless add-ons beats out Safari regardless of operating system. Still, it’s bound to please those Mac fanatics that can’t afford a mac!
Try it Yourself!
The Safari beta 3 is now available for download here.
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