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Apple Safari 3.1 for Windows gets out of Beta, delivers speed, includes HTML 5, but lacks some features Friday, March 21, 2008 On Tuesday, Apple shipped Safari 3.1 for Windows XP and Vista, the first post-beta version of what it calls "the world's fastest Web browser." The new version includes several of the features of the future HTML 5, but lacks some feature found in other web browsers for Windows. Apple also release Safari 3.1 for Mac OS X. Both versions fix a number of security bugs. Computerworld agreed with Apple's claim, saying that "Safari [for Windows] has become the fastest browser you can use." Computerworld tested it against Internet Explorer 7 and FireFox 2.0.12. However, the FireFox 3.0 Beta 4 for Windows is about as fast as Safari 3.1, according to ZDnet. Safari 3.1 includes some features of the future HTML 5 standard, including new tags for audio and video, CSS animations, and CSS web fonts, which allow web pages to specify fonts that are downloaded to the browser. However, Computerworld points out that Safari for Windows 3.1 does not have features found in other web browsers, such as Internet Explorer's Active X support, FireFox's Google Toolbar, or Opera's BitTorrent download support. Safari 3.1 for Windows and Mac is available as a free download, but is also available from within Mac OS X --and Windows--from Apple's Software Updater. InformationWeek said that this was the use of Software Updater was "a move that reflects a more aggressive attempt to grab market share from Microsoft Internet Explorer." FireFox maker slams Apple over Safari for Windows updater Monday, March 24, 2008 Mozilla CEO John Lilly criticized Apple for using its Software Updater program to install Safari 3.1 on Windows PCs, saying that it “undermines the safety of users on the web.” “What Apple is doing now with their Apple Software Update on Windows is wrong,” said Lilly. “It undermines the trust relationship great companies have with their customers, and that's bad - not just for Apple, but for the security of the whole Web.” Mozilla makes the FireFox web browser, which has a 17.3 percent market share on the Windows platform, compared to 5.8 for Safari, according to the Market Share web site. Last week's release of Safari, however, was the first post-beta version for Windows. The Safari update was made available through the Apple Software Updater program, which is installed with iTunes for Windows as well as with Safari for Windows. Lilly complained that the iTunes users who don't already have Safari installed are given the option to install Safari. Lilly said that because option to download Safari is checked by default, it could “endanger the security of the Web.” Lilly posted his criticisms of Apple on his blog on Friday. Apple released Safari 3.1 last week, calling it “the world's fastest web browser,” which some testers said was a valid claim. |
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