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jasonsRX7 · Oct 16, 2003, 03:50 PM

I wonder why Apple named it Safari instead of iBrowse. iBrowse seems kind of catchy with the reference to eyebrows and eyesight and so forth. Dunno if this has been discussed before or not, seeing as how I'm mostly a mac newbie.

mishap · Oct 16, 2003, 06:43 PM

Originally posted by jasonsRX7:
I wonder why Apple named it Safari instead of iBrowse. iBrowse seems kind of catchy with the reference to eyebrows and eyesight and so forth. Dunno if this has been discussed before or not, seeing as how I'm mostly a mac newbie.

eye-browse would just be baaad. I would not use Safari if it was named "iBrowse" ... no matter how good it is.

Safari is ok at best. Something more sophisticated would have been better.

Apfhex · Oct 16, 2003, 07:05 PM

Eeh, I rather like the name Safari. It has a good ring to it. Better than Camino or iCab.

mchladek · Oct 16, 2003, 07:13 PM

Hmm ... I never really though about it till this post was made. Maybe it's a play off of OS X and Explorer. After all, what does an explorer do? Goes on safaris and sees jaguars, cheetahs, and panthers.

OK, really dumb. I know. But it makes since to my twisted brain

NeXTLoop · Oct 16, 2003, 07:29 PM

Originally posted by mchladek:
OK, really dumb. I know. But it makes since to my twisted brain

Ok, this is frightening. It makes sense to my brain too.

Ozmodiar · Oct 16, 2003, 07:46 PM

When Safari first came out I said to myself "Oh! Jaguar, Safari. Cool"

clebin · Oct 16, 2003, 07:55 PM

Originally posted by mishap:
eye-browse would just be baaad. I would not use Safari if it was named "iBrowse" ... no matter how good it is.

So you won't be using this, then.

Chris

Cadaver · Oct 16, 2003, 08:09 PM

Isn't there a Beach Boys song called "Surfin' Safari"? Well, we "surf" the 'net, don't we? Safari is a fine name, as far as I see it.

brapper · Oct 17, 2003, 05:26 PM

Originally posted by NeXTLoop:
Ok, this is frightening. It makes sense to my brain too.

It might make sense in mine....but I'm not sure.

iPond317 · Oct 17, 2003, 11:31 PM

Safari sounds perfect for Apple's browser. It sounds adventerous, as if you're going on an adventure on the Web. A name like iBrowse, iWeb, or anything else just sounds really stupid. I'd choose IE over a dumb name like that. But if a peice of software was really well written, would you be resistant to use it because of its name? Safari kicks ass! Viva Safari!

iDriveX · Oct 18, 2003, 12:55 AM

Originally posted by Cadaver:
Isn't there a Beach Boys song called "Surfin' Safari"? Well, we "surf" the 'net, don't we? Safari is a fine name, as far as I see it.

After speaking with some "folks" after the MacWorld 2003 January conference, they said very candidly that's where it came from. In fact, I think they played the song "Surfin' Safari" before the keynote started as they were letting everyone in. Anywho, you surf the web, so you are surfin' in Safari.

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Oct 18, 2003, 01:10 AM

Originally posted by jasonsRX7:
I wonder why Apple named it Safari instead of iBrowse.

My guess is because iBrowse sounds totally ****ing retarded.

rjenkinson · Oct 18, 2003, 05:38 AM

microsoft's browser is called explorer. apple called theirs safari to make it sound more fun while being similar.

-r.

Arkham_c · Oct 18, 2003, 08:37 AM

To summarize:

1) Beach Boys Surfin' Safari -- surfing the web
2) Safari is an adventure a la MS Explorer
3) Safari goes along with Cheetahs, Panthers, and Jaguars
4) It's a jungle out there

Any others? Seems like an apt name.

ambush · Oct 18, 2003, 10:40 AM

iApps interface with the digital life things

like cameras and stuff