Re:Hobson's Browser: How Apple, Facebook and Google broke th...
by gjsman-1000 on Sunday July 25, 2021 @12:20AM
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Another explanation, less popular, is that Apple restricting to WebKit actually helps foster browser competition at the moment.
Let me explain. Right now it's WebKit vs Blink (Chrome and all Chromium-based Browsers, including Brave, Vivaldi, Opera, Edge, etc.). If Blink were to be allowed on iPhones... you'd see Chrome become even more dominant. Firefox is dying on PC, has less than 1% mobile share, and is no competition in this case.
Requiring WebKit is what prevents an even greater Chrome monoculture.
Let me explain. Right now it's WebKit vs Blink (Chrome and all Chromium-based Browsers, including Brave, Vivaldi, Opera, Edge, etc.). If Blink were to be allowed on iPhones... you'd see Chrome become even more dominant. Firefox is dying on PC, has less than 1% mobile share, and is no competition in this case.
Requiring WebKit is what prevents an even greater Chrome monoculture.