Third time is a charm
For me, at least, the third time was a charm. I was finally able to install Safari 3.02 on my IBM ThinkPad. Having been unable to install any of the previous betas I did not expect a stable product and I was not disappointed. The Windows beta is definitively not ready for prime time as it gets hung quite frequently and seems to still have serious memory management issues, specially when working with a large number of tabs.
Despite all its current flaws, I enjoy using Safari on my laptop at work. Unlike regular Windows users, I like the way it renders fonts and images. It makes me feel right at home. In my mind there is no doubt that other Mac users will also enjoy it.
Something is missing in the current version of Safari for Windows, though. I would really want to be able to use .Mac syncing with it. Right now this is impossible because there is no iSync for Windows, and that is fine with me. However it would be nice if Safari had a preference pane to set .Mac preferences. I have already submitted a bug report asking Apple to support this feature and I encourage all .Mac customers who agree with me to do the same. Who knows, maybe Apple will listen?