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Re:Windows 11 will respect default browser for system apps i... by echelon on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @09:02AM (#37321438)
Apple doesn't even allow other browsers that aren't webkit reskins on iOS, which is far worse.

Both companies need regulatory actions to reign them in. Apple probably needs to be broken up.

Re:Windows 11 will respect default browser for system apps i... by ffhhttt on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @09:41AM (#37322011)
Out of all the major tech companies that you could “break up” doing that to Apple would probably make the least sense.

Integration between devices/software is their entire selling point.

Re:Windows 11 will respect default browser for system apps i... by pbmonster on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @11:23AM (#37323595)
Yes? That's a feature? I mean, nobody wants to break up companies in order to make the companies more effective or more profitable.

It's always done to end monopolies, to open up closed markets. The people benefiting are consumers and competitors, not Apple itself.

Re:Windows 11 will respect default browser for system apps i... by ffhhttt on Thursday August 31, 2023 @05:54AM (#37334719)
Well it’s not at all obvious how consumers would benefit from that.

If the deep integration between hardware, software and services is the main reason why people buy Apple’s products the harm from breaking the up might outweigh any of the benefits.