Comments on: Apple’s Safari Push is Not About the Money

By: John O’Duinn’s Soapbox » “Software Update Channel” != “Software Distribution Channel”

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:15:00 +0000

[...] blog posts by John, Asa and Matt happened as my home WinXP computer offered to “update” Safari… something I have [...]

By: shraddha

shraddha — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:30:58 +0000

Now with windows version of Safari, Apple can surely expect to lure window users too!! But I do not understand why so much of hype is given to the promotion of safari. Apple has full right to showcase their new browser for windows.Some cool new features like Google search inbuilt is nice enough though that in turn is generating revenues for Apple only. Wow what an idea I must say!! in order to promote their iPhones Apple has launched and promoting Safari. Great marketing strategy!!
http://www.safaribrowserwindows.com/

By: Marc Diethelm

Marc Diethelm — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:49:40 +0000

Let’s not forget who is Apple’s primary target for market share gains in the browsing world -> The users who already DON’T use Internet Exploder.

If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend John Lilly’s piece about the Steve Jobs Safari-on-Windows keynote:
http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/06/14/a-pictures-worth-100m-users/

By: Chris Cunningham

Chris Cunningham — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:44:08 +0000

I’m having a hard time believing that it was necessary to install an entire user desktop application (with desktop icons) for the sake of getting webkit onto people’s machines. This is old skool bundling, 1998-style. It’s no less obnoxious than if they’d bundled an IE toolbar as well.

– Chris

By: Grumpy

Grumpy — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:01:44 +0000

And those who just have QuickTime, will get *both* a Safari and an iTunes “update” whenever new versions of these programs come out. Apple has been doing this for quite some time.

By: mawrya

mawrya — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:46:32 +0000

Ah, I get it now… its all about the money. The other money.

By: funtomas

funtomas — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:44:24 +0000

I dare to place an equal mark between such a tactics and phishing. If deploying Safari platform is so crucial for Apple, then an online office suite must be in the pipelines. Apple can only bet on corporate Macs and PCs possibly willing to pay for such services when there’re free alternatives.