No more Safari for Windows based PCs

LiquidGear · 07-27-2012, 08:00 PM

"Windows users who are big Safari fans may be disappointed with the recent development made by the browser’s developer Apple, as the latter has decided to pull Safari for Windows out, just in time for the release of Apple’s Safari 6.

However, Windows users can still download Safari version 5.1.7 after tediously scouring for the download link in Apple’s support pages.
The Safari version that can be downloaded by Windows users is the same with the Web browser that came with OS X 10.7.4 a couple of months ago.

People speculate that Apple’s reason for pulling the plug for the Safari for Windows is that Apple is no longer interested in giving Windows a port for its OS X browser.

Safari currently lags behind Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome with a 4.7% share of the browser market.
According to Forbes writer Adrian Kinsely-Hughes, “While I find Safari to be an adequate browser for the Mac OS X platform, when it comes to Windows I’d put it behind Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and even Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. In fact, the only time I even fire it up on Windows is when I’m testing something.”

Would it be a big loss for Microsoft users?"

http://technewsgadget.net/2012/07/no...ows-based-pcs/

BWinmill · 07-27-2012, 09:18 PM

Far more probable reason: Safari for Windows has a low market share. One site I looked at suggested that it was well below 1%. Another website noted that 5% of Safari users were on Windows (which would put the market share on Windows well under 1% again). Devoting resources to this market would be foolish.

rcuadro · 07-27-2012, 09:23 PM

I dont even use safari on my Mac...

geordietastic · 07-27-2012, 09:57 PM

never liked safari

Lemurion · 07-27-2012, 11:00 PM

I use Chrome on both PC and Mac. Only time I use it is on the iPhone. If I didn't have that they could pull it from OS X and I wouldn't notice for a month or two.

GlenBarrington · 07-27-2012, 11:11 PM

A couple of versions ago, it was OK. But to tell the truth, I didn't feel it offered me any reasons to switch. It was a 'me too' sort of browser IMO.

I've been growing somewhat dissatisfied with Firefox of late. It seems slow and, at times, unstable. So I've been playing around with IE and Chrome. I had totally forgotten about Safari. I've got to say IE and Chrome seem VERY good. I think I'll probably switch away from FF, not sure which I'll use though.

I personally lean towards Chrome, as I am starting to do a lot with my Droid phone, and all the Google integration seems smoother with Chrome, but some banking sites just don't seem to like anything but Internet Explorer.

I may wind up Bi-Browseral.

AndrewH · 07-27-2012, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LiquidGear

People speculate that Apple’s reason for pulling the plug for the Safari for Windows is that Apple is no longer interested in giving Windows a port for its OS X browser.

Wow! Who would've thought?

I tried it shortly after it was released for Windows. I wasn't impressed, especially when compared to Chrome at that time. These days my browser of choice is Chrome.

hidari · 07-27-2012, 11:29 PM

So now all Six users of Safari for Windows will have a Cyberfuneral... My megacyber 1's and 0's are dropping....

Belfaborac · 07-28-2012, 12:25 AM

Big deal.

afv011 · 07-28-2012, 12:28 AM

Safari who?

BWinmill · 07-28-2012, 04:46 AM

The numbers I saw were in the .5% range. That doesn't sound like much, but assume 100 million web users (on Windows) worldwide and you get 500 thousand users. Not much by Apple's standards, and not enough to justify their support, but still lustworthy if you're a smaller firm.

eskimo49 · 07-28-2012, 05:26 AM

Downloaded this on my pc a few months ago, didn't like it all that much. Prefer Opera, then Firefox, although use sea-monkey as well. try to avoid IE where possible.

heySkippy · 07-28-2012, 06:13 AM

I love Safari on my Mac, but I didn't love the Windows version nearly as much.

I think the Windows version only exists because it shares a lot of code with iTunes.

GlenBarrington · 07-28-2012, 07:51 AM

Gasp! Windows and Mac users really are different in how they view the world and what they expect from their computers. I think to a certain extent, Apple has always assumed that PC users have always secretly wanted a Mac, so anything that emulates that experience will be successful.

But PC users have consistently avoided the Mac experience regardless of how many times it is offered and emulated. I think this result was inevitable (once Jobs died, probably wouldn't happen if he were alive).

That also may be why the new Windows 8 is viewed so skeptically by the PC user community. It may be very useful, but it ain't Windows as defined by the user community.

HarryT · 07-28-2012, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GlenBarrington

That also may be why the new Windows 8 is viewed so skeptically by the PC user community. It may be very useful, but it ain't Windows as defined by the user community.

In what sense is it "not Windows", Glen?

07-27-2012, 08:00 PM	#1
LiquidGear Zealot Posts: 102 Karma: 398208 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: WI Device: Kindle	No more Safari for Windows based PCs "Windows users who are big Safari fans may be disappointed with the recent development made by the browser’s developer Apple, as the latter has decided to pull Safari for Windows out, just in time for the release of Apple’s Safari 6. However, Windows users can still download Safari version 5.1.7 after tediously scouring for the download link in Apple’s support pages. The Safari version that can be downloaded by Windows users is the same with the Web browser that came with OS X 10.7.4 a couple of months ago. People speculate that Apple’s reason for pulling the plug for the Safari for Windows is that Apple is no longer interested in giving Windows a port for its OS X browser. Safari currently lags behind Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome with a 4.7% share of the browser market. According to Forbes writer Adrian Kinsely-Hughes, “While I find Safari to be an adequate browser for the Mac OS X platform, when it comes to Windows I’d put it behind Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and even Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. In fact, the only time I even fire it up on Windows is when I’m testing something.” Would it be a big loss for Microsoft users?" http://technewsgadget.net/2012/07/no...ows-based-pcs/

07-27-2012, 11:11 PM	#6
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	I tried it, it wasn't BAD. . . A couple of versions ago, it was OK. But to tell the truth, I didn't feel it offered me any reasons to switch. It was a 'me too' sort of browser IMO. I've been growing somewhat dissatisfied with Firefox of late. It seems slow and, at times, unstable. So I've been playing around with IE and Chrome. I had totally forgotten about Safari. I've got to say IE and Chrome seem VERY good. I think I'll probably switch away from FF, not sure which I'll use though. I personally lean towards Chrome, as I am starting to do a lot with my Droid phone, and all the Google integration seems smoother with Chrome, but some banking sites just don't seem to like anything but Internet Explorer. I may wind up Bi-Browseral.

07-28-2012, 07:51 AM	#14
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	It just may be. . . Gasp! Windows and Mac users really are different in how they view the world and what they expect from their computers. I think to a certain extent, Apple has always assumed that PC users have always secretly wanted a Mac, so anything that emulates that experience will be successful. But PC users have consistently avoided the Mac experience regardless of how many times it is offered and emulated. I think this result was inevitable (once Jobs died, probably wouldn't happen if he were alive). That also may be why the new Windows 8 is viewed so skeptically by the PC user community. It may be very useful, but it ain't Windows as defined by the user community.

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07-27-2012, 09:18 PM	#2
BWinmill Nameless Being	Far more probable reason: Safari for Windows has a low market share. One site I looked at suggested that it was well below 1%. Another website noted that 5% of Safari users were on Windows (which would put the market share on Windows well under 1% again). Devoting resources to this market would be foolish.

07-27-2012, 09:23 PM	#3
rcuadro Wizard Posts: 1,686 Karma: 874275 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Device: Kindle DX	I dont even use safari on my Mac...

07-27-2012, 09:57 PM	#4
geordietastic Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Calgary, Canada Device: Kobo	never liked safari

07-27-2012, 11:00 PM	#5
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	I use Chrome on both PC and Mac. Only time I use it is on the iPhone. If I didn't have that they could pull it from OS X and I wouldn't notice for a month or two.

07-27-2012, 11:29 PM	#8
hidari MR Drone Posts: 1,613 Karma: 15612282 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: DRONEZONE Device: PB360+, Huawei MP5, Libra H20	So now all Six users of Safari for Windows will have a Cyberfuneral... My megacyber 1's and 0's are dropping....

07-28-2012, 12:25 AM	#9
Belfaborac Wizard Posts: 1,498 Karma: 5199835 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Norway Device: Sony PRS-505, PRS-950	Big deal.

07-28-2012, 12:28 AM	#10
afv011 Captain Penguin Posts: 2,966 Karma: 2079999999 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Device: Kobo Clara BW, Kobo Libra 2, Nook Glowlight	Safari who?

07-28-2012, 04:46 AM	#11
BWinmill Nameless Being	The numbers I saw were in the .5% range. That doesn't sound like much, but assume 100 million web users (on Windows) worldwide and you get 500 thousand users. Not much by Apple's standards, and not enough to justify their support, but still lustworthy if you're a smaller firm.

07-28-2012, 05:26 AM	#12
eskimo49 Addict Posts: 263 Karma: 1492476 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Scotland Device: Kindle	Downloaded this on my pc a few months ago, didn't like it all that much. Prefer Opera, then Firefox, although use sea-monkey as well. try to avoid IE where possible.

07-28-2012, 06:13 AM	#13
heySkippy Groupie Posts: 182 Karma: 1316076 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florida Device: iPad	I love Safari on my Mac, but I didn't love the Windows version nearly as much. I think the Windows version only exists because it shares a lot of code with iTunes.

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