Safari for Windows Public Beta Downloads Top 1 Million in First 48 Hours
CUPERTINO, Calif., June 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Apple(R) today
announced that more than 1 million copies of Safari(TM) for Windows were
downloaded in the first 48 hours since the free public beta was made available
on Monday. Safari 3 is the world’s fastest and easiest-to-use browser, and is
available as a free download at www.apple.com/safari.
Safari 3 is the fastest browser running on Windows, rendering web pages up
to twice as fast as IE 7 and up to 1.6 times faster than Firefox 2, based on
the industry standard iBench tests.* Safari 3 supports all modern Internet
standards including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SVG and Java. Safari updates are
delivered seamlessly through Apple’s Software Update, and the first update for
Safari for Windows Public Beta which fixes some early reported bugs was
released last night.
Safari 3 for Windows requires Windows XP or Windows Vista, a minimum of
256 MB of memory and a system with at least a 500 MHz Intel Pentium processor.
*Performance will vary based on system configuration, network connection
and other factors. Testing conducted on an iMac 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
system running Windows XP, with 1GB of RAM.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple
II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.
Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-
winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional
applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its
iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and will enter
the mobile phone market this year with its revolutionary iPhone.