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Apple Releases Safari 1.2 and Java 1.4.2

Posted by pudge on from the yay-i-can-tab-to-form-controls-yay dept.

smithk writes "Apple has released Safari 1.2 and Java 1.4.2. Panther owners only. Some new features of Safari include full keyboard access for navigation, download resume, support for LiveConnect, and support for personal certificate authentication. Also, web site compatibility has been improved." Available, as usual, via Software Update.

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  1. Re:I've had it with Apple by noewun · · Score: 0, Troll
    Apple forces you to upgrade the damn OS every single year at the low cost of $129.

    I've been using Macs since 1989 and I've never paid for an Apple OS, 10.3 included. There is no copy protection, no registration, no nothing on the OS CDs. Just have a friend burn you a copy.

    And before you climb up on your high moral horse about "stealing" the OS, delete every piece of software and every MP3 you have downloaded and not paid for.

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  2. Re:once again by X_Caffeine · · Score: 0, Troll

    By the same logic, I hope you won't chew out web developers who don't bother proofing their pages for Safari 1.2 compatibility because they no longer feel like paying the annual Appletax.

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  3. Re:I've had it with Apple by idsofmarch · · Score: 0, Troll

    Um okay...did you freak out when Apple released the security update for OSX.3 and then later in the week, after a wave of bitching and moaning on Slashdot, everyone who had bitched was quiet when it was announced that yes indeed Apple was releasing an update for Jaguar as well. I'm just wondering. How old is your computer by the way, a Beige G3 I believe, I mean dude when did you buy that thing?

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    Anyone who whines about being modded down should be.
  4. Re:once again by prockcore · · Score: 0, Troll

    Welcome to Reality. Safari utilizes more and more Cocoa which has been pushed into the forefront and Carbon into the recesses as it should be.

    Are we sure about this? Apple seems to be purposely bolting software to Panther.

    xCode and X11 were both beta tested on Jaguar, but when they were released, they required Panther. If Panther was really a requirement for either of those products, then wasn't all the beta testing completely worthless?

    Either that, or Apple purposely required Panther in order to get people to upgrade.

    Who's to say that Safari 1.2's reliance on Panther isn't arbitrary as well? Only Apple knows.. that's the price of closed source.