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Re:Apple considering dropping requirement for iPhone web bro... by nemothekid on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @01:40PM (#33987905)
>If Chrome does use this as a power grab, then we should expect EU injunction again.

I'm not sure what the EU could do here; it's not like Chrome is coming pre-installed on iPhones or on Windows. Can the EU breakup Google?

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Re:Apple considering dropping requirement for iPhone web bro... by yjftsjthsd-h on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @02:04PM (#33988385)
> it's not like Chrome is coming pre-installed on iPhones or on Windows

It comes pre-installed on Android; isn't that enough?

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Re:Apple considering dropping requirement for iPhone web bro... by smoldesu on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @02:15PM (#33988565)
It would almost be an exploitative situation, if they didn't let you freely choose which browser engine you run.
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Re:Apple considering dropping requirement for iPhone web bro... by ThatPlayer on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @02:43PM (#33989065)
That already got in trouble them for requiring Android phone manufacturers to include it: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_18_...

Nowadays I believe Samsung at least has their own Samsung Browser, so that's already a large chunk of Android phones that don't have Chrome default.

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