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Apple Picking a Fight it Can't Win With Safari

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the those-who-can-and-will-upgrade-already-have dept.

Ian Lamont writes "Mike Elgan has an analysis of Apple's successes and concludes that the release of the Safari browser for Windows not only goes against the Apple success formula, but is doomed to a vicious failure: 'The insular Apple universe is a relatively gentle place, an Athenian utopia where Apple's occasional missteps are forgiven, all partake of the many blessings of citizenship, and everyone feels like they're part of an Apple-created golden age of lofty ideas and superior design. But the Windows world isn't like that. It's a cold, unforgiving place where nothing is sacred, users turn like rabid wolves on any company that makes even the smallest error, and no prisoners are taken. Especially the Windows browser market. ... While security nerds were ripping Apple for a buggy beta, the UI enthusiasts started going after Apple for the look and feel. Here's a small sample. Apple can expect much more of this in the future. The problem? Safari for Windows just isn't Windows enough.' Elgan also expects that the Firefox faithful will fight the Safari influx — a theory that has been supported by comments from Mozilla executive John Lilly, who criticized Steve Jobs' 'blurry view of real world' just after Jobs announced Safari for Windows."

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  1. Is it just me? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Is it just me, or is every article I've ever read concerning an Apple product launch predicting the "imminent doom and demise" of said product, followed by hundreds of people saying "But this time it's true"? After the first decade or so it gets boring, even for non-fanboys.

  2. Re:It's all about iPhone by Marcos+Eliziario · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    No. It was not. It doesn't make any sense and it would be an stupid waste of money.

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  3. Re:It's all about iPhone by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So what you are saying is that we should expect iPhone applications to have poorly designed interfaces and be very insecure?

  4. Re:They're Not There to Win by j-pimp · · Score: 0, Flamebait


    The company I work for recently (less than 2 yrs) had to purchase a mac so they could test a website they were developing against Mac browsers.
    Due to the nature of the site a significant user base use Macs. The user base? People with money; and lots of it.

    So tell me; who do you aim for as a market?

    Thats quite interesting because I know a MAC user that keeps complaining that he has to use virtual PC to view his Investors Business Daily page http://www.investors.com./
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