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Re:Apple's Browser Engine Ban Persists, Even Under the DMA by rgovostes on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @06:24AM (#44569717)
On my Mac, Google Chrome takes 1.8 GB. I would be pretty sore if I had to download that on cellular while trying to hail a cab in a foreign country because the app requires something like the Battery Status API in order to extract a surcharge because my battery is at 2%.
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Re:Apple's Browser Engine Ban Persists, Even Under the DMA by syndeo on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @09:53AM (#44571197)
An invisible low battery surcharge… That's diabolical… don't give _them_ ideas!!
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Re:Apple's Browser Engine Ban Persists, Even Under the DMA by ziml77 on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @02:22PM (#44574298)
People were accusing Uber of this 10 years ago. It's not a secret concept. And while it seems Uber has never actually done this, it wouldn't surprise me if there are companies out there who do.
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