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Re:Hobson's Browser: How Apple, Facebook and Google broke th... by echelon on Saturday July 24, 2021 @10:25PM (#27946150)
Apple doesn't allow competition on their device because they know they can't win if forced to compete. Apple, even with all its resources, can only be spread so thin. By hobbling the ability to run your own engine, they don't have to try very hard.

This is the same reason they don't allow open installs. If they like an idea, they can compete at 30% more margin and with their army of engineers. Look how easy it is for them to enter the banking and movie businesses.

Keeping developers weak means they yield all the leverage. It's the modern anticompetitive playbook.

The DOJ can restore the balance by forcing Apple to open up compete fairly. It'll make for better software and products all around.

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Re:Hobson's Browser: How Apple, Facebook and Google broke th... by leodriesch on Sunday July 25, 2021 @05:10AM (#27947834)
I don't think this is true. Safari on Desktop still has a considerable market share. IMO Safari is actually a pretty great browser. It is fast and power efficient, and much of the reduced feature set is stuff that I don't want anyways, like Push Notifications or PWAs on Desktop.
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Re:Hobson's Browser: How Apple, Facebook and Google broke th... by samat on Sunday July 25, 2021 @05:56AM (#27948009)
Btw, safari has its own API to get push notifications on desktop.
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Re:Hobson's Browser: How Apple, Facebook and Google broke th... by bobbylarrybobby on Sunday July 25, 2021 @01:18AM (#27946906)
I assumed it was because they didn’t want users using the default, pre installed browser to see “this site works better I chrome” alerts on their i-devices
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Re:Hobson's Browser: How Apple, Facebook and Google broke th... by echelon on Sunday July 25, 2021 @05:47PM (#27953224)
A sure sign they can't keep up and aren't winning over mobile web devs.
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