Will I get Safari 3 when Leopard comes out?

If I don't buy Leopard right away, will Safari 3 still be available via Software Update when it comes out?

You can currently get the beta of Safari 3, and the final version will most likely be available for Tiger users, and possibly Panther users.

I think I'm going to wait for the official version. Will it be available through software update, or do I have to go to the website and download it.

Not sure as I haven't had my Mac long enough to experience the update from version 1 to version 2. But we'll find out soon enough ;P

If it is made available to Tiger users, it'll be posted to Software Update.


Whether or not it will be available to Tiger users is not clear. In fact, it's a question I've been wondering about.

Safari 2.0, for example, is exclusive to Tiger; Panther users are stuck at 1.2. At no time has Apple promised that the final Safari 3 would be available for Tiger. (In the WWDC keynote, Steve said there were "three versions" of Safari...One each for Leopard, XP, and Vista. No mention of Tiger.)

On the other hand, it seems wrong that Apple would make the final version of Safari 2 available to Windows XP users (a six-year-old OS from a competitor) and not to users of a two-year-old version of their own OS.

Plus we can download the beta of Safari 3, so I can't imagine they wouldn't let us use it.

Jhorra said:

Plus we can download the beta of Safari 3, so I can't imagine they wouldn't let us use it.

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Might be their way of tempting us into upgrading to Leopard.

'Here's the BETA. Oh, I'm sorry, you got used to it. You're gonna have to upgrade to use the RTM version.'

Crack Dealer tactics if you ask me. ;D

-MikeM

MikeM said:

Might be their way of tempting us into upgrading to Leopard.

'Here's the BETA. Oh, I'm sorry, you got used to it. You're gonna have to upgrade to use the RTM version.'

Crack Dealer tactics if you ask me. ;D

-MikeM

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There's precedent for that, too.

iChat 1.0 was included with Jaguar.
iChat A/V (2.0) was released as a free beta for Jaguar.
The final version of iChat 2 was included with Panther, and a $29 upgrade for Jaguar.

But Apple was at least upfront in warning that the final version would not be free.

I have a feeling Safari 3 will be included in the 10.4.11 update, but I have no evidence.

MikeM said:

Might be their way of tempting us into upgrading to Leopard.

'Here's the BETA. Oh, I'm sorry, you got used to it. You're gonna have to upgrade to use the RTM version.'

Crack Dealer tactics if you ask me. ;D

-MikeM

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Apple did that with Boot Camp too. The final version is only available to Leopard users.

But forcing people to upgrade for a browser somehow doesn't sit right...

well even if Safari 3 is exclusive to leopard, if you got the beta before the leopard release will you be able to continue to use it after friday?

I guess the answer is yes you can use the beta, no you dont get the new version.

Levi said:

I have a feeling Safari 3 will be included in the 10.4.11 update, but I have no evidence.

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I'd be really surprised if their even IS a 10.4.11 update. At best Tiger users can expect security updates and that's about it. The drive will be to get people to switch to 10.5 sooner rather then later.