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Re:Firefox is the alternative to a Chrome hegemony by upbeat_general on Monday November 29, 2021 @03:17PM (#29384680)
Security isn’t a great argument when Apple only updates safari with full system updates. Sure, iOS has a high update rate compared to Android but it’s still far lower than an App Store update would be.

Plus, security is somewhat less of a concern when the application only accesses a limited site and isn’t for general purpose browsing for untrusted sites.

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Re:Firefox is the alternative to a Chrome hegemony by jaywalk on Monday November 29, 2021 @03:50PM (#29385099)
> Security isn’t a great argument when Apple only updates safari with full system updates.

But they can put those updates out whenever they want, so that doesn't go against the security argument at all.

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Re:Firefox is the alternative to a Chrome hegemony by lern_too_spel on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @03:20AM (#29390064)
Users can only get an update by rebooting their devices, so it absolutely goes against the security argument.
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