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    Safari

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ASafari is a web browser developed by Apple, available with the company's operating system, and is presented as the best and most efficient way to browse the web on an Apple device.

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    Safari
    Considered Both Products
    Apple
    Chose Safari
    Firefox is very outdated. Google Chrome is a fair competitor but I prefer Safari because it's made by Apple and works well in the ecosystem.
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    Chose Safari
    Safari is better integrated into our tech stack than Chrome. That said, Chrome has better dev features and how a wider selection of 3rd party extensions.
    Incentivized
    Chose Safari
    Given that I don't like the way Google tracks its customers and uses data about them for advertising, often not even offering users the option to protect their browsing history, I prefer Apple's Safari, on which advertising is far less intrusive. Both are good for searching the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Safari
    I think Chrome works great and can honestly do more, but my sense is that Safari is more private. I have no idea if that is actually true. Brave I used for a long time, but it was hard to sync and was so niche that it had constant issues where sites or programs would not run …
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    Chose Safari
    an equal contender but all these browser have their strengths and weaknesses.
    Incentivized
    Chose Safari
    Google Chrome is more of a standard for developers so we find input forms or process sites often won't work because they are not optimised for Safari. We have to switch. We found the next tier browsers like Firefox don't fit well to our ecosystem and don't even have them on …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    User Ratings
    Safari
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
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    Usability
    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    Safari
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apple
    As noted, Safari is good for accessing email, logging in to our company portal, looking up information, searching for products, and finding videos. One area where Safari is not always up to scratch, though, is that there are a number of websites that run better on Google Chrome than Safari, or that simply do not run at all on Safari. One example is our medical record system, which runs only on Google Chrome. This is a nuisance, because it means I have to have two browser windows open, one of the eUHR and one for the portal.
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    Pros
    Apple
    • It's fast, seems faster than other browsers I have used
    • i think it's very intuitive, which may just be because I have used it for so long.
    • Love that it syncs across apple devices
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    Cons
    Apple
    • Lack of plugins, or plugins that don't seem to work well
    • I hate how Safari displays browser history without timestamps - I need those for tracking my time on timesheets
    • It can be frustrating when I have a pinned tab and I open a new tab and try to go to the same site from my bookmarks and Safari just switches me over to the pinned tab. I often want two tabs with the same website
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    Usability
    Apple
    It's reliable. Safari provides the same user experience on computer, mobile, and tablet. The search bar is both a google search window and a web address window. Going to "google.com" for a search is not necessary.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Apple
    Safari is better integrated into our tech stack than Chrome. That said, Chrome has better dev features and how a wider selection of 3rd party extensions.
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    Return on Investment
    Apple
    • This is really hard. I mean, it keeps me productive? But I can't say there is a business ROI difference because I use Safari vs. Chrome. It's just preference.
    • I guess it runs video calls well which are key to my work.
    • Negative: I cannot use to do Bugherd tasks, which are frequent. So I switch to Chrome.
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