Safari for Windows

Why would Apple Inc. make their web-browser Safari available for Windows? Apple is a hardware company that makes great software. Their income is from the hardware they make. So when Apple releases software it is with the expectation that it will sell them more hardware and thus make them a bigger profit. That is why they created Mac OS X: to sell computers. That is why they created iTunes: to sell iPods. That is why iTunes is a windows programme, so they can sell iPods to Windows users.

So if Apple creates software to sell more hardware, the question is then: "Why do they release Safari for Windows?" Do they have a new hardware product that will sell better because of the fact that Safari is available for Windows? The only new hardware on the horizon is the iPhone and one of its key selling points is that it runs the full version of Safari. However, the biggest problem with Safari is compatibility with some websites. This is because the web and especially the corporate web is geared towards Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher. My guess is that by releasing Safari for Windows, Apple is trying to get a higher market share for its browser. This will then cause companies to hopefully make their website more standards compliant, so that it runs perfectly in Safari.

Because it would be great if you could use your Internet Banking site straight from your iPhone while walking in the Mall?

Zaaf