Apple Safari 4 Beta
Let me start this post with a question.
a) Internet Explorer - Its default, I don't want one more software in my list.
b) Mozilla Firefox - I love it, I want to see the world my way.
c) Google Chrome - Its Google, I need a clean and no nonsense browsing.
d) Others - I love to try new things and see which suites me best.
Putting some interesting facts forward, out of 100 sample audience 45 prefer Firefox, whereas IE "6,7,8" is preferred by 43% rest 12 % is divided between chrome, opera, safari & others.
So by that we can say in total population 43% are brand loyal, 45% loves customized goods and remaining 12% loves to experiment.
So this browser is for those 12% who wants to experiment and experience the next generation of browsers.
Parmar's Review - very early to say whether Safari 4 will be able to post any challenge for IE or Firefox but i must tell you it will surely give healthy competition to Google Chrome. A very innovative, neat, exceptionally fast and highly user friendly browser.
It is a next generation browser with not so new features but eye catching and easy to use interface.
Pro's -
- Awesome looks
- Thumbnail preview of most popular sites visited by you
"this is something which opera started chrome followed and safari took it to another level"
- Built in RSS reader
- Innovative History View
Con's
- Set up file is heavy in comparison to other browsers
Firefox - 7 MB
IE 8 - 17 MB
Opera - 9 MB
Chrome - 6 MB
Safari - 25 MB
- if you have Windows and any other browser you have a habit of closing the tab from right corner but as apple prefers left side so its little uncomfortable for users to adjust to it.
As i stated earlier that its too early to tell you the negatives or positives. But as i have started using it and will get back as soon as we get more details