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Safari for Windows Downloaded Over 1 Million Times

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the popularity-contests dept.

ClaraBow writes "Apple reports that it took Apple just two days to reach 1 million downloads of its newest Safari Web browser for Windows. If these downloads manifested into regular Safari users, then we just might have a third major browser on the Windows platform. If Safari can obtain a 10% market share on Windows, then it would further weaken IE's position and give standards-based browsers more leverage with developers."

2 of 439 comments (clear)

  1. Re:It makes me wonder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    As a developer I'm dropping IE completely because I don't see any reason why I should buy an OS license just to test in IE7 when I already test in Firefox, Konquerer, Lynx, Opera and Safari. I've made enough concessions to IE over the years, now it's time for Microsoft to fix their mess instead of relying on web developers to do it for them.

  2. Re:Fanboy orgasm?? by Cygfrydd · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why waste mod points on an AC?

    @yg