{"id":53779,"date":"2026-11-05T17:34:28","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T22:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=53779"},"modified":"2026-11-05T18:40:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T23:40:27","slug":"switch-to-safari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/11\/05\/switch-to-safari\/","title":{"rendered":"Switch to Safari"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chance Miller<\/a> (Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Apple is kicking off a new campaign today to promote Safari’s benefits over Chrome. With a new “Switch to Safari” page<\/a> on its website and a pair of new YouTube videos, Apple wants everyone to know Safari is “a more powerful and private browser than Chrome.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Apple<\/a> (Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Safari offers up to 5 hours more video streaming on your Mac compared with Chrome.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Faster page loads on frequently visited sites when browsing on Mac.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Lex Friedman<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Apple then uses some iffy animations to promote its claims that “Safari cuts the clutter while Chrome piles it on”. (I don’t think this one’s fair. Chrome doesn’t add extra<\/em> crap to websites, in my experience.)<\/p>\n

I’m fine with Apple’s claim that “Safari shields you while Chrome reveals you,” though internal rhyme is never my favorite.<\/p>\n

Then the next one says “Safari blazes; Chrome cruises.” I don’t think those are opposites, and the rabbit with a snail shell is a weird image to me. And even Apple’s explainer text — “Safari is up to 35% faster than Chrome when loading frequently visited sites on Mac” — feels heavily caveated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

There are so many things about this page that seem weird to me.<\/p>\n\n

I still use Safari because I prefer its interface. But I wish I could find something better so I could switch away<\/em> from Safari:<\/p>\n\n