Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security
by Spivak on Monday June 27, 2022 @08:07PM
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It’s wild to have such huge differences in experience, I bought my iPhone because I borrowed my friends and was shocked at how fast Safari was compared to mobile Chrome.
Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security
by m-p-3 on Monday June 27, 2022 @10:28PM
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There were some limitations for third-party browsers on iOS that made them slower than Safari in the past, notably that they couldn't use the Nitro JavaScript Engine.
https://9to5mac.com/2014/06/03/ios-8-webkit-changes-finally-...
Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security
by toast0 on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @02:20AM
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Safari on iOS (or MacOS) is a different beast than Safari for Windows.
Re:Apple's claim is that it bans other browsers for security
by MBCook on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @10:28AM
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Right. That’s what I meant. I use Safari on Mac/iOS because it’s so fast (among other things).
I’ve always assumed the Windows version ran on a port of all of Apple’s libraries on top of the Windows libraries, making it so much slower.
Much like how iTunes/QuickTime on Windows was way slower than iTunes/QuickTime on Mac.
Garbage.
As far as I’ve ever been able to tell it only existed to help people test the fake “apps” and their sites without buying an iPhone.
As real apps were allowed and the iPhone became more popular (so devs had them for testing sites) that need went away. And so did Safari.