Safari 4 Tops 11 Million Downloads in First Three Days

MacRumors · Jun 12, 2009, 08:59 AM

Apple today announced that the final version of its Safari 4 browser, officially launched Monday after the company's Worldwide Developers Conference keynote address, has been downloaded over 11 million times in the first three days of release. Notably, Safari for Windows has accounted for half of the total downloads.

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Apple today announced that more than 11 million copies of Safari 4 have been downloaded in the first three days of its release, including more than six million downloads of Safari for Windows. Safari 4 is the world's fastest, most innovative browser and is built on the world's most advanced browser technologies including the new Nitro JavaScript engine that executes JavaScript nearly eight times faster than IE 8 and more than four times faster than Firefox 3. Safari quickly loads HTML web pages more than three times faster than IE 8 and three times faster than Firefox 3.

Safari 4 is a free download available from Apple's site.

Article Link: Safari 4 Tops 11 Million Downloads in First Three Days

uberamd · Jun 12, 2009, 08:59 AM

I like to add that I contributed to that count, 4 times.

wankey · Jun 12, 2009, 09:02 AM

Ditto, 4 home, 2 work.

TheNorthWaves · Jun 12, 2009, 09:07 AM

when they bundle it into software update, who would've thought? he he

Trev311 · Jun 12, 2009, 09:07 AM

How many of those windows downloads do you think were slipped in with people who hadn't updated their iTunes/quicktime yet and they didn't even mean to download it?

thedbp · Jun 12, 2009, 09:07 AM

You gotta figure that most of those Windows downloads were Boot Camp users. I'm sure there's a few Safari fans on Windows, but lets not delude ourselves ...

BornAgainMac · Jun 12, 2009, 09:08 AM

I noticed someone on the local news was still using Safari 4 Beta. He was going over the news with a video feed from his Mac screen this morning. That is a strange way to do the news. Using tabs to switch to different news stories and talking about them. Tabs were at the top.

uberamd · Jun 12, 2009, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by thedbp

You gotta figure that most of those Windows downloads were Boot Camp users. I'm sure there's a few Safari fans on Windows, but lets not delude ourselves ...

haha probably true. I was at work yesterday (on my Mac) and I opened up a new Safari tab to show someone a website, and they saw the Quick Look screen while I was typing in the URL and it amazed them. They loved it.

niuniu · Jun 12, 2009, 09:10 AM

I didn't even know Safari 4 was released. You can add a +1 to that count in a moment

Draythor · Jun 12, 2009, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by thedbp

You gotta figure that most of those Windows downloads were Boot Camp users. I'm sure there's a few Safari fans on Windows, but lets not delude ourselves ...

True

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Originally Posted by TheNorthWaves

when they bundle it into software update, who would've thought? he he

More likely! I hit install without bothering to check what it was Apple was installing. I like this new build. The old one F'd up my skin.

iEnginerd · Jun 12, 2009, 09:11 AM

3 for me.... On 2 on my MacBook (boot camp) and downloaded it for my work computer as well.

bobbleheadbob · Jun 12, 2009, 09:12 AM

We've got it downloaded on 4 Mac's already in our household. So far I like it, but haven't decided to make the complete switch back from FireFox yet. Need to play with it some more, I think.

darthraige · Jun 12, 2009, 09:17 AM

Obviously this count will be high. It will most likely hit over 100 million soon. It's part of Software Update and people are just immune to updating their system. Most aren't saying, "Hey, I'm gonna download Safari 4." It's, "Hey, I'm gonna do the Software Update, oh look, Safari 4 is part of it." lol

Animalk · Jun 12, 2009, 09:18 AM

Safari 4 is running beautifully on my work pc running xp as well as my mac at home. I've experienced a couple crashes on the pc and the mac in the first two days but they have yet to reappear.

cg0def · Jun 12, 2009, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Trev311

How many of those windows downloads do you think were slipped in with people who hadn't updated their iTunes/quicktime yet and they didn't even mean to download it?

Hum if you've installed iTunes on Windows the software update DOES NOT ask you to install Safari. The only way it'll show Safari 4 as an update is if you have safari 3 installed. And since it is quite simple to not download the update ( a simple check ) there is no way that more than a dozen people downloaded Safari 4 without meaning to do so. Plus no regular windows user is using Safari. You have to go a bit off the beaten path in order to install Safari on windows.

andyvp · Jun 12, 2009, 09:20 AM

Safari 4 and the beta both kills my work pc. If it is open it and all my other programs run at half speed. I would love to use it but it's a no go.

morespce54 · Jun 12, 2009, 09:21 AM

Yea, well, when you push-it thru SU...

oldMac · Jun 12, 2009, 09:22 AM

I'm sure these figures are being driven by automatic software updates.

However... I must say that I was *shocked* by how fast Safari 4 is when I updated my year-old macbook last night.

If Snow Leopard has had as much attention as Safari 4 obviously has, then we're in for a real treat and an absolute steal at $29.

stuarthatto · Jun 12, 2009, 09:26 AM

Wonder how many will junk it because there is no progress indication.

PeteB · Jun 12, 2009, 09:27 AM

Just because I downloaded it as part of other updates doesn't mean that I use it...

JoeDRC · Jun 12, 2009, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by stuarthatto

Wonder how many will junk it because there is no progress indication.

Thats my only grievance really

Hattig · Jun 12, 2009, 09:37 AM

Safari 4 Beta was what caused me to switch from the less-than-ideal Mac Firefox.

Shame I lose a bit of vertical space now the tabs aren't in the titles, but they did cause a few unexpected minimisations.

atomic3 · Jun 12, 2009, 09:38 AM

This just in!!! The entire 300+ million United States population is switching to digital television today!!! Oh wait...

AndreH · Jun 12, 2009, 09:38 AM

I wonder if they're counting people like me...

I downloaded it a second time in the hopes that reinstalling it would stop it from hanging with the spinning pizza icon.

It seems that Safari 4 doesn't like me to scroll through long web pages - maybe with Flash. The beta didn't seem to be this unstable.

It also has trouble with the coverflow history viewer - similar hangs. Maybe getting stuck on the same pages, who knows.

I hope they fix this soon, as I like Safari 4 otherwise.

ghostface147 · Jun 12, 2009, 09:40 AM

Safari causes more headaches than anything other browser (Chrome, Firefox, IE8) on the machines that I installed it on. Back to a real browser......

Jun 12, 2009, 08:59 AM	#2
uberamd macrumors 68020 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Minnesota	I like to add that I contributed to that count, 4 times. __________________ My Rants - Latest: Why I buy Apple iPhone 3GS White - MBA - uMBP 17" - Apple TV - iPhone 3G - iPod Touch - Mac Mini

Jun 12, 2009, 09:07 AM	#5
Trev311 macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Pumpkin Land	Oh really windows? How many of those windows downloads do you think were slipped in with people who hadn't updated their iTunes/quicktime yet and they didn't even mean to download it? __________________ MacPro 2.8 GHz, 10 GB RAM, 2600XT, 10.5.8 Powerbook G4 12", 1.5 GHZ, 768 MB RAM, 10.4.11 iMac G3 233 MHz, 256 MB RAM, 9.2

Jun 12, 2009, 09:07 AM	#6
thedbp macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Balto., MD	Windows Numbers Not Surprising You gotta figure that most of those Windows downloads were Boot Camp users. I'm sure there's a few Safari fans on Windows, but lets not delude ourselves ...

Jun 12, 2009, 09:10 AM	#9
niuniu macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK	I didn't even know Safari 4 was released. You can add a +1 to that count in a moment __________________ 15" 2007 MBP, 2.16GHz, 4GB RAM iPhone 3G 3rd Gen 4GB Nano 16GB 5G Nano

Jun 12, 2009, 09:12 AM	#12
bobbleheadbob macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Massachusetts	We've got it downloaded on 4 Mac's already in our household. So far I like it, but haven't decided to make the complete switch back from FireFox yet. Need to play with it some more, I think. __________________ It's a dog's life!

Jun 12, 2009, 09:02 AM	#3
wankey macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2005	Ditto, 4 home, 2 work.

Jun 12, 2009, 09:07 AM	#4
TheNorthWaves macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA	when they bundle it into software update, who would've thought? he he

Jun 12, 2009, 09:08 AM	#7
BornAgainMac macrumors 68030 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Florida Resident	I noticed someone on the local news was still using Safari 4 Beta. He was going over the news with a video feed from his Mac screen this morning. That is a strange way to do the news. Using tabs to switch to different news stories and talking about them. Tabs were at the top.

Jun 12, 2009, 09:11 AM	#11
iEnginerd macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2009	3 for me.... On 2 on my MacBook (boot camp) and downloaded it for my work computer as well.

Jun 12, 2009, 09:17 AM	#13
darthraige macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boston, MA	Obviously this count will be high. It will most likely hit over 100 million soon. It's part of Software Update and people are just immune to updating their system. Most aren't saying, "Hey, I'm gonna download Safari 4." It's, "Hey, I'm gonna do the Software Update, oh look, Safari 4 is part of it." lol __________________ MacPro 2 x 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon "Harpertown" 6GB RAM, 4TB, 2600XT, 1 SuperDrive, 1 Blu-Ray Burner MacBook 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

Jun 12, 2009, 09:18 AM	#14
Animalk macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Montreal Canada	Safari 4 is running beautifully on my work pc running xp as well as my mac at home. I've experienced a couple crashes on the pc and the mac in the first two days but they have yet to reappear. __________________ MBP C2D 2.16Ghz 4GB RAM ATI x1600 128MB VRAM WD 500GB IPhone 3GS 32GB

Jun 12, 2009, 09:20 AM	#16
andyvp macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2008	Safari 4 and the beta both kills my work pc. If it is open it and all my other programs run at half speed. I would love to use it but it's a no go.

Jun 12, 2009, 09:21 AM	#17
morespce54 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Around the World	Yea, well, when you push-it thru SU... __________________ ..:.::.:.:.::..:.: Oh, I get it. It's very clever :.:.::.:.:.::.:..:.::..:.::.:..:.::.:.::.:.::.. DO NOT OPERATE YOUR COMPUTER UNDER THE INFLUENCE!

Jun 12, 2009, 09:22 AM	#18
oldMac macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2001	Software Update mostly, but wow is it fast I'm sure these figures are being driven by automatic software updates. However... I must say that I was shocked by how fast Safari 4 is when I updated my year-old macbook last night. If Snow Leopard has had as much attention as Safari 4 obviously has, then we're in for a real treat and an absolute steal at $29. __________________ software developer & Mac user

Jun 12, 2009, 09:26 AM	#19
stuarthatto macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2008	Wonder how many will junk it because there is no progress indication.

Jun 12, 2009, 09:27 AM	#20
PeteB macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2008	Just because I downloaded it as part of other updates doesn't mean that I use it... __________________ iPod Touch 2G/32Gb -17" HiRes MBP 2.6Ghz - Spyder3 calibrated - LR & CS3 *Photo Gallery*

Jun 12, 2009, 09:37 AM	#22
Hattig macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2003	Safari 4 Beta was what caused me to switch from the less-than-ideal Mac Firefox. Shame I lose a bit of vertical space now the tabs aren't in the titles, but they did cause a few unexpected minimisations. __________________ iBook — 12" 1.33GHz, 1.5GB RAM, 40GB, Combodrive, 200GB Firewire Hard Drive :: iPod — 8GB Black G3 iPod nano

Jun 12, 2009, 09:38 AM	#23
atomic3 macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2007	This just in!!! The entire 300+ million United States population is switching to digital television today!!! Oh wait...

Jun 12, 2009, 09:38 AM	#24
AndreH macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2009	I wonder if they're counting people like me... I downloaded it a second time in the hopes that reinstalling it would stop it from hanging with the spinning pizza icon. It seems that Safari 4 doesn't like me to scroll through long web pages - maybe with Flash. The beta didn't seem to be this unstable. It also has trouble with the coverflow history viewer - similar hangs. Maybe getting stuck on the same pages, who knows. I hope they fix this soon, as I like Safari 4 otherwise.

Jun 12, 2009, 09:40 AM	#25
ghostface147 macrumors regular Join Date: May 2008	Safari causes more headaches than anything other browser (Chrome, Firefox, IE8) on the machines that I installed it on. Back to a real browser......

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