For companies like Microsoft and Mozilla, Safari coming to Windows means that one more competitor will be thrown into the Windows browser battlefield. While neither company has expressed dismay with Apple's decision to put Safari on Windows, on Monday executives from both Microsoft and Mozilla expressed a lack of concern for their new (Windows) foe.
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Member since:2005-07-12
>> but the GUI doesn't offer anything compelling
>> for Windows users.
Which is why as I've said a few other places it's like a trip in the wayback machine to netscape 4 or IE 3 in terms of the UI.
Where are we going today Mr. Peabody?
1997 Sherman. Redmond, Washington.
I know I'm spoiled by Opera's "Over the top" customizability, but Safari isn't even as configurable in terms of the UI as IE4 (windows) was. (though the same thing could be said about IE7)
It makes a lot of sense though that the UI would be so 'nuetered' - It's made by apple folk for apple folk, and for them gecko based browsers are 'feature heavy' out of the box... remember, until three years ago their primary choice of browser was IE 5.2 - if you can find a browser with a more 'locked in' UI, you are probably running Lynx. When you compare to IE 5.2, the UI damned near identical in functionality and customizability.
BUT at least under windows it lets you maximize it - unlike the epileptic crack addict routine the maximize button gives you in MacOS. "Maximize? Ok, we'll make it a little larger... kind of... Why would you want it to run full screen anyways?"
Edited 2007-06-14 01:50
Member since:2005-07-06
BUT at least under windows it lets you maximize it - unlike the epileptic crack addict routine the maximize button gives you in MacOS. "Maximize? Ok, we'll make it a little larger... kind of... Why would you want it to run full screen anyways?"
That's because OSX does not have a maximize button. The closest way to even call it a maximize button is to call it an efficient maximize button. It does not maximize the window to use the whole screen but, it maximizes the window the most size that is *needed* but the window.
If you do a lot of multitasking with different documents and windows, this makes much more sense than having a button that maximizes the window to take up 100% of your useable screen space. It's still a personal preference thing but I much prefer OSX's zoom button to any other maximize button out there.
Member since:
2005-11-12
I think it is interesting that a rendering engine from KDE Desktop, of Linux origins, is now a Windows browser with fine tuning supplied by Apple. The rendering speed is faster than Firefox but the GUI doesn't offer anything compelling for Windows users. I don't see anything that would make a Windows user currently using IE7 or Firefox want to switch to Safari. I like the idea that the Safari browser might become a way to get more Apple software onto Windows.
Edited 2007-06-14 01:17