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Re:Apple is not defending browser engine choice by depressedpanda on Friday June 24, 2022 @05:50AM (#31859613)
> IE only worked on windows and made linux/osx developers suffer just like Safari makes linux/windows developers suffer today.

Safari is worse than IE.

With IE, Microsoft at least provided a VM I could test with.

With Safari, Apple expects me to buy their hardware. And both a phone and laptop, since iOS/Safari supports even less stuff than desktop Safari.

No thanks.

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Re:Apple is not defending browser engine choice by password4321 on Friday June 24, 2022 @10:41AM (#31862709)
Windows builds of WebKit exist, though "better than nothing" would be very generous.

https://build.webkit.org/#/builders/67 (give it a sec)

They require "Apple Application Support", which is installed with iTunes; you can crack open the installer and only install the support library.

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Re:Apple is not defending browser engine choice by sokoloff on Friday June 24, 2022 @06:10AM (#31859731)
Hackintosh VMs are readily available (admittedly not provided by Apple, but that’s hardly a significant hurdle).
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Re:Apple is not defending browser engine choice by watermelon0 on Friday June 24, 2022 @06:31AM (#31859844)
License prohibits running macOS on non-Apple hardware.

I'm not sure if EULA is legally binding in EU (and if it can prevent you from using a product), but I think companies would rather avoid this if possible.

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Re:Apple is not defending browser engine choice by yakak on Friday June 24, 2022 @06:26AM (#31859815)
I'm going to commit crimes to make sure Apple customers get the best experience?
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Re:Apple is not defending browser engine choice by sofixa on Friday June 24, 2022 @06:27AM (#31859821)
Isn't that breaking Apple's ToS, so basically a non-starter for work?
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