Comments on: Safari OS To Become the New Standard

By: Aaron Brazell

Aaron Brazell — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:34:17 +0000

Thank you for demonstrating your inability to detect tongue-in-cheek, Brian.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:16:33 +0000

A browser is not an operating system. The Safari Platform is what it says: a platform. Much as Java is a platform. At its core, an operating system manages the resources of a computer. A platform is an environment for deploying and executing applications. Operating systems are platforms, but platforms are not operating systems.

By: Gerd Kamp

Gerd Kamp — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:23:14 +0000

I wouldn’t go as far as saying that safari is the new OS).
I think the primary reason is to introduce a runtime platform that is agnostic to the underlying OS (be i Mac OS X, Windows, iPhone etc.) but under the control of Apple. This can then be accompanioed with a and development environment tha first only runs on MacOS X.

I think the underlying idea is to provide something that compares to AIR, Silverlight, OpenLaszlo, XUL â€¦ etc in the RIA space in the long run and something that enables developers to write widgets and apps for the iPhone in the short run. You can read my reasoning how Apple should (is going to) open up 3rdParty development at http://relations.ka2.de/?p=178

By: Aaron Brazell

Aaron Brazell — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:37:44 +0000

I don’t understand the hub bub about the security problems already discovered. The thing is in beta. I’d also add that, as unfeeling as it may sound, who cares about developers? I do believe the new standard is Safari and it will become more the defacto standard than some people might think.

I also don’t use Safari on Mac. But, I objectively recognize the coup that this will be if smartphones adopt this standard, whether willingly or grudgingly.

By: Charles Stricklin

Charles Stricklin — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:29:31 +0000

Already, people are carping:

http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/commentary/cultofmac/2007/06/cultofmac_0612
http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/12/apples-safari-a-windows-security-risk/

By: Arpit Jacob

Arpit Jacob — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:23:15 +0000

Is this supposed to be a sarcastic post ?? how can a browser be an OS ???

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:02:11 +0000

Hopefully Google Gears will be available on Safari soon!

By: Charles Stricklin

Charles Stricklin — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:01:03 +0000

This is, in effect, a Firefox killer.

I almost said “Internet Explorer”, but as long as Microsoft controls 85%-95% of the OS market, IE will always be a player. I don’t think Opera ever expected to be more than a niche browser anyway, so the only one it’ll seriously jeopardize is Firefox.

By: Aaron Brazell

Aaron Brazell — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:09:19 +0000

That indeed is a fascinating theory and one that fits with the iPhone paradigm. To elaborate on your story, the Apple Extreme could be locked in to use with the iPhone as a consumer router forcing the purchase of an Extreme to facilitate the service. AT&T could even offer it as a bundled accessory for varying levels of service.

By: blogjunkie

blogjunkie — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:03:39 +0000

Hi Aaron, I'm the blogjunkie from myMacBUZZ, Malaysia's premier Apple weblog, and frequent listener to the WordPress podcast. I think you've got an interesting theory but it won't work. Google is officially endorsing Firefox (I believe it was one of the Open Source projects in their code jam) and Safari's market share is still too low to matter, even if there's a Windows version. Still, it'll be interesting to see the direction of web apps in the future, and whether they will erode the role of traditional desktop apps. Oh btw, the developers are not happy. Since we're sharing theories here, I think Apple may unveil a Fixed Mobile Convergence service for the iPhone some time in the future.