My opinion on the new Safari 3 for Windows

I think it is pretty cool that Apple is venturing out into the Windows software market. This isn’t the first time Apple has ventured out into the Windows software market. They have QuickTime, iTunes, and now Safari for Windows.

Honestly, I couldn’t care less about “another browser” when we already have Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, KMeleon, Seamonkey, and a bunch of spinoffs and lesser known browsers that I missed. However, since Apple said they’re porting Safari to Windows for website developers, it gives me a different perspective to think about. Apple is trying to push web standards in and and get rid of the dependencies on proprietary technologies such as Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, ActiveX, and the like.

One thing I am really hoping for though, is a good plugin system to rival that of Firefox. I can’t even switch to the speedy Mac version of Safari because of my dependency on Firefox plugins such as Adblock Plus, Web developer toolbar, and Google Browser Sync.

In related ranting: While it seems a few people were disappointed about the WWDC ’07 keynote, I thought the new Finder in Leopard is pretty interesting. I’m trying to decide if it is enough to warrant an upgrade from Tiger when it comes out – so I’ll have to go to an Apple store and play around on their machines!