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Safari
Safari has been released on Windows. You should add it to your free web browser comparison thing. I'd like to see how it measures up to the other browsers.
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I can't modify my comparison without redoing the whole thing; circumstances have changed, and it would ruin the validity of the test. I plan on redoing the test when both Firefox 3 and IE 8 are released(1-3 years from now).
Safari for windows is built on a special layer which allows it to run in windows. Because it's on this layer, and not built from the ground up to work on windows, it's very memory intensive and prone to crashes. Safari uses the WebKit layout engine, which is very fast, rivaling(though not yet exceeding) Opera's Presto layout engine. Safari is lacking many features you would expect from a modern browser, and unless you're moving to it from IE6, you're not going to like it much. Safari was released to windows primarily to boost the iPhone. The iPhone uses a version of the safari browser, and Apple wanted to make sure people could develop web apps compatible with the iPhone. Web developers need to check their sites in firefox, opera, IE7, IE6, and because Apple released safari for windows, they now have to test safari.
Overall, the only reason you would want to use safari is for it's extreme speed, but you would be better off with Opera. Opera is smaller, faster, more stable, and easier to use.
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