Safari on Windows
Apple has launched today a version of their popular browser, Safari 3 Beta for Windows based PCs.
The free program is the latest move by Apple to expand its reach beyond its
Macintosh computers and, at the same time, attract new converts to its products. The upcoming iPhone seeks to be another draw.
Safari is another Trojan horse that introduces an innovation of Apple to the Windows community and entices them to the Mac platform
Creative Strategies technology industry analyst Tim Bajarin said.
The strategy is apparently paying off. Mac sales have grown significantly over the past two years, pushing its slice of the PC market in the United States from 3.5 per cent in 2004 to 4.9 per cent in 2006, market research firm IDC said.
About half of the Macs sold today in Apple’s retail stores are to people new to the Mac platform.
If Safari wins over more users of Windows-based machines, the iPhone - a hybrid mobile phone, iPod and wireless web-enabled mobile device - could also ultimately become more appealing.
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