Comment by pjmlp

Comment by pjmlp a day ago

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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.

      • ako a day ago

        True capitalism can never exist due to lack of transparency, urgency, monopolies, etc. The best we can have is government controlled capitalism.