Re:Apple reverses course on death of Progressive Web Apps in EU
by ascagnel_ on Monday March 04, 2024 @01:44PM
(#39594237)
I still think it's a bit of a reach to say that Firefox "reversed a browser monopoly" -- while 30% was significant, MSIE remained utterly dominant until Chrome hit the market, especially once Google started pushing the browser via their various properties.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:Apple reverses course on death of Progressive Web Apps in EU
by mthoms on Monday March 04, 2024 @06:07PM
(#39597381)
Well, you're wrong. A monopoly is when there are no viable alternatives. "Mono" meaning "one".
Firefox presented not only a viable alternative, but was a demonstrably better browser. According to this site [0] Firefox peaked at 47.5% (vs IE 40.2%).
That is reversing a browser monopoly. Period.
[0] https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/the-rise-and-fall-of-pop...