Comments on: Apple updates Tiger with Safari 3, security fixes

The latest release for Mac OS X, version 10.4.11, delivers the final version of Safari 3 and could be the last one for Tiger as Apple transitions over to Leopard, Mac OS X 10.5.

[internetworld7]

Simply Impressive

The first beta version of Safari 3 for Windows was unbearable!
However, this updated beta version is gorgeous, lightning fast,
much more stable, improved compatibility with websites,
launches faster and now includes inline spell checking,
something that is quite loved in Firefox.

I hope Apple includes session saving and the option to open all
links in tabs in the future.

Simply put, this updated version of Safari beta 3 is VERY
promising for the future although there are still bugs to be
worked out before a final version is released but it has already
become my default browser. On a Mac, the final version has
already been released and I can't wait to see what it is like when
I get my new Macbook November 30th of this year! Woohoo! ^--
^

[olliej]

Safari 3.0.4 isn't a security update

From the Safari website it is plainly obvious that 3.0.4 is not a
"security update" -- it lists a large number of new features and
non-security fixes. This is very easily to see when you compare
to the 3.0.3 update details list just below, which says
"* Latest security updates
* Improved stability"

Compared to maybe 20 items listed for 3.0.4.

[Tom Krazit]

Lots of security updates in 3.0.4

You're right in that there are a lot of new features with the new beta, but there were eight patches delivered along with the update.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307038

When I came across all these updates yesterday, I saw the Safari updates listed in the security downloads section on Apple's Web site, not on the Safari site itself. So I focused on the security part for this report on the 284 things (give or take) that Apple released yesterday.

[stockyjoe]

Safari getting better

Its getting better even on windows and the speed..Wow. it makes Firefox seem like a sloth, although I'd say both Opera and Safari are impressive.

[rapier1]

Not so much difference for me

Its still a dog on my 12"PB. There seems to be an inability for it
to give up memory. After 2 hours of use its using 1/3rd of my
total system memory (RPRVT so its not swapped) and nearly
800MB of swap. It need to be less aggressive abut its caching
and be more liberal in purging cache elements. I had been
hoping this would happen in Safari 3 but it looks like it didn't.

Now, this is more of a problem for me because I 'only' have
768MB of RAM but as the applications bloat this has become my
laptop's Achilles heel.

[bubaguy]

Safari

Safari need a lot of work.
We can't even use it at work to access our FTP server.