OmniWeb 5 looks like a Safari Killer
Published January 14, 2004
A good friend of mine, Mary Beth, asked me what my favorite browser was. She was a little shocked when I did not reply 'Safari!'
My favorite browser is OmniWeb. I have been an avid user since Mac OS X Server (the first version, otherwise known as Rhapsody). I even own a license to OmniWeb 4, that is how much I like it.
OmniWeb 5 is coming out, and it addresses the one thing Safari has that OmniWeb 4 does not, tabs.
The latest version of OmniWeb, 4.5, uses WebCore and JavaScriptCore just like Safari does. The way tabs look in OmniWeb 5 looks really interesting, as if they decided to innovate instead of just copy. The Workspaces in OmniWeb 5 also looks like a great feature! I can hardly wait to get OmniWeb 5 because I love using OmniWeb 4.5 so much, but end up using Safari just because of the tabs - even though I can block ads in OmniWeb.
OmniWeb 4.5 added support for PDF as well as Flash and Shockwave, some things that were really lacking. Of course I actually *like* not having Flash all the time. But the edition of Adobe and Macromedia technologies made OmniWeb a little less of a "fringe" OS X browser.
If you have not taken a look at OmniWeb, check it out!
Originally posted on Breaking Windows.
Ken Edwards is the Gaming Editor at Blogcritics, and calls Breaking Windows home. Ken works part time for Student Publications at BGSU as the Webmaster and System Administrator. He is also a freelance web developer.
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OmniWeb is nowhere near a Safari-killer. For instance, OmniWeb cannot pass the Acid2 test (here). Also, you have to pay for it. While this seems like a lame point (obviously, quality software is worth paying for), there's no reason to leave out the fact that most users don't give a crap. People are cheap. OmniWeb is not THAT innovative. I've been using it since version 2 on NeXT, but hey, everybody made fun of me. You can't always get what you want, unless it's Apple making the finest browser on Earth... (just kidding--I'm not naive enough to think you'd fall for that one...)