By: MarkJ - 12 June, 2007 (8:28 AM)
Apple has released the first BETA of its Safari 3 website browsing software for the PC, which had previously only been available to MAC users. It enters a market already dominated by several established players (IE7, Firefox and Opera) and offers little we haven't seen before.
Interestingly one key selling point is that Safari claims to offer a faster browsing experience:
The fastest web browser on any platform, Safari loads pages up to 2 times faster than Internet Explorer 7 and up to 1.6 times faster than Firefox 2.
And it executes JavaScript up to 2.8 times faster than Internet Explorer 7 and up to 1.6 times faster than Firefox 2.
Typically we've yet to test this out on a previously unvisited (un-cached) page, though it would be interesting to see whether Apple’s own statistics hold up to scrutiny. Those interested in giving it a go can download it from the following address; just remember that beta releases often contain bugs and problems:
http://www.apple.com/safari
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