Comment by leptons
13 hours ago
Apple is the only ones holding anything back on iOS. They forbid any browser except Safari. At least if they let Google Chrome or any other browser maker use their own browser engine, iOS could have a capable browser installed. It is one reason among many Apple is being sued by the DOJ, but so far no progress forcing them to allow other browser engines like they did in the EU.
I can’t wait for websites to tell me I need to install Chrome on my phone.
I’m typing this in Vivaldi on my iPhone 11 in the UK.
I acknowledge my privilege.
you can get Vivaldi outside the UK, the issue is the web engine, is it different in the UK?
People can hardly wait to get ChromeOS Platform it seems.
IMO if they had allowed Firefox onto the App Store (Mozilla have had working ports more than once AFAIK) it might have helped it hold onto market share - I think Apple is partly responsible for the Chrome monoculture.
If that were the case then why isn’t Firefox on mobile on Android more successful? Apple blocking other browser engines in iOS is the only thing preventing a complete hegemony of the web by Google/Blink.
Different platforms, different tastes.
Facebook's Threads app has more activity on iOS than Android[1].
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[1] https://pxlnv.com/linklog/threads-android-ranking/
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Yet another step towards a total Google monopoly, yay!