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by Samuel_Michon 4587 days ago
> [Safari] was temporarily distributed for Windows

Meaning from June of 2007 to this day. 6 years is temporary for a browser as much as living on earth feels temporary for a human.

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No. I specifically stated it has not been updated for a year and a half. I guess if you only care about "can I download a version from the web page" you are technically correct as you quote me using the word "distributed", but it is the kind of technically correct that isn't very constructive ;P.
> the kind of technically correct that isn't very constructive

Fair enough.

That’s not to say Apple won’t ever update Safari for Windows, but I too won’t hold my breath. Apple’s software offerings for Windows haven’t been great for a long time (QuickTime and FileMaker used to be great on Windows, but that was back in the 90s). Recently, instead of offering a native version of iWork for Windows, Apple has opted to build it as a web app. That might be appreciated by Linux desktop users, but it isn’t a hopeful sign of Apple creating quality native apps for Windows.

I would love for Apple to build good versions of QuickTime X, iTunes, and Safari for Windows >7. As it stands now, the software Apple has for Windows feel outdated and are way too sluggish.

Have you checked when Safari for Windows was last updated? It's stuck on major version 5.1, which is ancient. For comparison, Firefox 3.6.19 was released around that time.

I'd say it was pretty temporary. Chrome has been around longer now than Safari for Windows has been up to date.