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Re:NPM Is Joining GitHub by Dahoon on Monday March 16, 2020 @07:28PM (#22599463)
Want to try something fun? Install any browser in iOS and do a test. Then do the same test with Safari. Now ponder why they are exactly the same no matter which browser you install.
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Re:NPM Is Joining GitHub by dlivingston on Monday March 16, 2020 @07:50PM (#22599636)
If you're referencing Apple's mandate that WebKit be used as the engine for all iOS web rendering, then yes, that's a poor policy ostensibly made in the name of security. Not sure if that's what your point is, though.
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Re:NPM Is Joining GitHub by Polylactic_acid on Monday March 16, 2020 @11:03PM (#22601191)
Can you imagine how much legal trouble microsoft would be in if they blocked alternative browsers in windows? Simply providing a single default was too much.
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