Comment by lowwave

Comment by lowwave 2 days ago

15 replies

Before shipping any web site/app, make sure it works in Apple Safari Mobile is usually the one that is dragging it is foot in Web Standards.

pjmlp a day ago

On the contrary, they are the last one standing fighting Google takeover of the Web as ChromeOS development platform.

Without Safari we are done, just close shop on the Web standards group.

  • judge2020 a day ago

    This is a lesson in capitalism. It’s so much more profitable to ignore small users bases when you can just tell them to “try switching to Chrome”.

    I think you’re wrong about Safari itself being the reason chrome isn’t a 90%+ market owner; rather, it’s apple’s requirement that no other browser engine can exist on iOS.

    • pjmlp a day ago

      It is exactly the same by another words

      The moment Chrome gets free reign on iOS variants, it is about time to polish those CVs as ChromeOS Application Developer instead of Web Developer.

    • azinman2 a day ago

      Other browser engines can exist. JIT has to be the system’s. Others can use Apple’s JavascriptCore to gain access to it and do whatever they want on top.

      • flkenosad a day ago

        JIT only has to belong to the system because of capitalism. If users could install whatever software they want, Apple couldn't exist.

    • nozzlegear a day ago

      > I think you’re wrong about Safari itself being the reason chrome isn’t a 90%+ market owner; rather, it’s apple’s requirement that no other browser engine can exist on iOS.

      It sounds like capitalism has so far saved us from a Chrome monopoly, then.

      • mopenstein a day ago

        Capitalism doesn't exist. The fact that trademark, copyright, and patents exist nullify capitalism.

        There can be no free market if your government intervenes in every transaction.

meindnoch a day ago

Web Standards™ [1]

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[1] some feature a Chrome engineer decided to implement, to boost their yearly performance review

gus_tpm 2 days ago

Even in portugal/spain se have to worry about this. Safari mobile users are a minority here but they usually spend or have more money to spend

  • meindnoch a day ago

    Those stupid rich people don't know what's good for them and keep buying iPhones. I wonder why?

    • flkenosad a day ago

      They have no friends who like them enough to help them troubleshoot their androids.