Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security
by JamesSwift on Monday June 27, 2022 @11:05AM
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Yes, but again why would that suddenly mean 90% of people use it vs the reality of desktop today where they don't own 90% of the market? Why are 9 out of 10 people suddenly jumping ship because Google pushed chrome on their phone vs on their desktop PC?
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Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security
by swiftcoder on Monday June 27, 2022 @11:50AM
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You are ignoring that Chrome (+ Edge) already effectively controls > 85% of the the browser market, ignoring iOS. They only need a 25% uptake on iOS to push them over 90% globally
Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security
by giantrobot on Monday June 27, 2022 @12:51PM
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In terms of web traffic iOS is a large enough percentage that sites have to cater to iOS/Safari. Since Safari doesn't support all of Google's latest fingerprint/tracking friendly web APIs most sites won't hate their content behind them. As soon as a "just install Chrome" banner is viable on mobile there's no reason websites won't be flooded with Chrome-only features.
A Chrome-only web will edge out not just up to date competing browsers but any older iOS and Android devices that can't run top of tree Chrome.