Apple is not defending browser engine choice

Re:Apple is not defending browser engine choice by mebassett on Friday June 24, 2022 @07:31AM (#31860246)

I think the point the other author is trying to make isn't that apple's anti-competitive practices are good. it's that google's anti-competitive practices with their browser are more powerful than apple's anti-competitive practices. In particular the close integration with search, youtube, and add delivery. I don't think the other author was making a point about one product being inferior to the other, more that both products rely on anti-competitive practices and google's anti-competitive practices are more powerful. safari could be an excellent product, but google will just stick a big modal dialogue on every search page and youtube video "For the best results download chrome.."

no browser product these days compete in a completely free market.

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Re:Apple is not defending browser engine choice by kitsunesoba on Friday June 24, 2022 @09:45AM (#31861708)

Exactly. If Apple is required to open up iOS to other engines, Google should be barred from aggressively promoting Chrome with their own services as well as ensure that their sites perform well on competing engines (currently, they don’t) with the same stroke.

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Re:Apple is not defending browser engine choice by jeswin on Friday June 24, 2022 @11:12AM (#31863468)

Aggressively promoting !== barring completely.

Both Firefox and Chrome would have appreciated a way to install their browsers on iOS, even if it was harder.

Google making their sites function inadequately in other browsers should be illegal too. Many features don't work in Firefox.

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