Apples's Safari 3 (Internet Browser) Public Beta

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[rip|MightyMax]

Yet another browser enters the fray....   Do we really need another?

Apple has released a Public Beta of their free Safari 3 browser for Windows. Apple claims that Safari is up to 2 times faster than Internet Explorer, and is much easier to use??   ( Who tested it?   )

If you would like to give it a go:

http://www.apple.com/safari/

[rip|buzinator]

Short answer, No, we don't need another
but it can't hurt, what the hell.

things safari lacks, vs firefox, out of the box:
- can't set multiple tabs for homepage.
- can't restore sessions/unclose tabs.
- can't display tabs all the time, even if there is only 1 tab.
- can't check feeds on your bookmark bar via a dropdown (like you would for a folder placed into the bookmark bar), feed bookmarks show as a regular button.

those are enough for me to stop using safari within 15mins of installing it.

might be worth it once a decent plugin community gets going. additional things needed for me to make the switch:
 -ftp client
 -gmail file access
 -ie-tab functionality
 -noscript functionality

[rip|MightyMax]

If you happened to like it ...

Version 3.02 has been released, but only security and stability fixes.  No new features...

http://www.apple.com/safari/