From what I’ve heard, it’s less about “making users switch” and more about pitching Safari as an iPhone companion. Since Safari will be running on users iPhones and since Jobs announced the Web 2.0 app support of the device, it’s a very small jump to Safari on the desktop supporting the same Web 2.0 apps.
I’m not planning on buying an iPhone and I’m reasonably happy with my Firefox / Maxthon setup but I’m always willing to try something new so when this is available I’ll give it a shot. I’m not a typical user though.

I downloaded it, and will use it for a while. First glance, I’m not sure about the case for using it instead of Firefox, but we’ll see. I think it’s about the iPhone (which I still don’t want — sorry but Safari-based web apps are a poor substitute for real installable apps), but also about exposing PC users to more and more of the Mac experience. So now I’m using itunes and safari, why not go all the way when the Dell PC finally gives up the ghost? The hardware cost difference is the only thing holding me back – an iMac or Mini is still $300-$400 more than an equivalent Dell, and the laptop differential is even more. If Apple can either address that or convince me that they’re worth it, then I’m there.

I’ll be giving it a go later today/tonight. I’ll let you know what I think. I’m a fan of both Windows and OSX … so it wil be interesting to see how they’ve done.

Oh, and cost aside and having played a bit with Vista – I’ll be buying a Mac for my next computer. Vista lasted about 1 day on my laptop before it was gone. I had more complaints than I can remember… When I had a Macbook I had almost none (yes I still had some) but nowhere near as many as I had with Vista.

To touch on Melvynadam’s post — that’s (for me) a big selling point of the iPhone – built in full featured Safari. I’m so sick and tired of the bullshat PIE browser… it’s a complete joke and I can’t believe MS still pushes it on all the mobile devices. It’ll be nice (if I drum up the cash for an iphone) to have an actual useable browser to surf on. Sure there’s always Opera…

Well, I gave Safari a shot yesterday, and was completely underwhelmed. It really can’t compare with Opera. Perhaps this was a mistake, as it will show that Apple’s software isn’t always top notch.

Yea … i agree it’s a double edged sword. Personally I wouldn’t have started with Safari as a Windows software. I think iPhoto and many of the other apps on Mac are worlds better than Safari. Personally I used Firefox on my Mac. much more stable

BUT … I REALLY found myself missing IE on the MAC.