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Safari Beta Takeup Tops Firefox, IE and Chrome

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the it-won't-last dept.

nk497 writes "The release of the beta for the next version of Apple's Safari browser last week helped drive Apple's market share above ten per cent. The Safari beta has gained users at a rate of about 0.5 per cent a day since its release, topping one per cent by day four. For comparison, Microsoft's beta of IE took six months to hit one percent, Chrome needed almost a month, and Firefox 3 took a week."

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  1. Safari doesn't work with Hotmail by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Safari is broken, it can't even load hotmail

    1. Re:Safari doesn't work with Hotmail by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 5, Funny

      No. Hotmail comes with every computer, along with Live Search. You can get to it by clicking the blue 'e' thingie.

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      My blog
    2. Re:Safari doesn't work with Hotmail by nschubach · · Score: 5, Funny

      That blue 'e' thingie is the Internet... If you're machine doesn't have it you won't be able to play the Yahoo games.

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      Every time I start to have faith in humanity, I ruin it by driving to work between 7 and 8 am.
    3. Re:Safari doesn't work with Hotmail by gardyloo · · Score: 2, Funny

      I hope you were drinking milk. Actually, I kinda don't.

  2. Re:I'm getting old, I don't understand the New Mat by Threni · · Score: 5, Funny

    "There are now at least 85,000 Elvis's around the world, compared to only 170 in 1977 when Elvis died. At this rate of growth, experts predict that by 2019 Elvis impersonators will make up a third of the world population." - The Naked Scientists 3rd December, 2000.

  3. Re:Beta 4 slower than Beta 3 by Canazza · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's a disturbing moniker...
    "Safari for Windows 3.2"
    you aren't Chinese by any chance? If you are we'll have to tell your masters you've been hacking the great Firewall...

    fyi

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    It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for being subtle.
  4. Re:So what? by Paaskonijn · · Score: 3, Funny

    You and the GGP obviously didn't read the summary.

    Yay! This is fun! Quick, somebody, tell me what I obviously forgot to read!

  5. Re:I'm getting old, I don't understand the New Mat by Logic+and+Reason · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Did you know that disco record sales were up 400% for the year ending 1976? If these trends continue... AAY!"
    -Disco Stu