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Is Safari a good browser?

Friday, 21 March 2008

So, as you all know by now, Safari version 3.1 is out on the Software Updates. Apple says it's faster than other browsers, and it encorporates lots of the HTML 5 code. Apple feels Safari is such a good browser that it is pushing Safari on Windows users via the Apple Software Updates on Windows. FireFox version 3 beta 4 is out also, and it is having some pretty fast numbers itself. So in a time like this, which browser do you go with?

One of the key points in the browser debate has been the anti-phishing capabilities of Safari, specifically the lack of. One of the Safari beta's had an anti-phishing feature tied into Google, but alas the anti-phishing feature did not make it to the final product. At MacMod there is a small debate going on if it is the responsibility of the software developer or the user to weed out fradualent sites (phishing sites). While the more savvy users can identify obvious phishing sites, there are still plenty of users that can not. FireFox has built-in anti-phishing functionality, and the beta 4 is boasting some fast speeds as well. So with FireFox v3 imenent release, is Safari as good of a choice as Apple says it is?

Mozilla Developer Page

More on Safari 3 Speed

FireFox 3 Beta 4 vs. Safari 3.1

Comments (4)

	26-03-2008 21:06
	In related news, Opera claims that the latest beta version of its browser renders the Acid3 test better than the latest release of Safari: http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/03/26/1938251.shtml Registered

the JoshMeister

	26-03-2008 19:38
	stteve, that may be true, but is that really Safari's fault? It seems to me that it's the fault of the site designer for choosing not to adhere to Web standards and instead designing the site only for compatibility with specific browsers (namely Internet Explorer and sometimes Firefox). That said, I agree that a browser isn't very useful if it doesn't work with the sites that you need to use. Registered

the JoshMeister

	22-03-2008 17:33
	Its a good browser..... but we cant open all the sites for e.g bank sites. Most of the transactions sites wont work in safari.... Guest

stteve

	21-03-2008 13:28
	Related to this, TUAW has a post up about a hidden preference in Safari 3.1 that will force Safari to keep things in the same window. http://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/21/terminal-tip-safari-3-1-brings-true-one-window-mode/ Registered

BigO

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