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Probably a controversial opinion, but seeing how Safari is the only browser behaving correctly on macOS (performance- and battery-wise), I'd assume only Apple h
by jvzr 10y ago
Probably a controversial opinion, but seeing how Safari is the only browser behaving correctly on macOS (performance- and battery-wise), I'd assume only Apple has the motivation to make a correct browser for iOS.
Imagine the kerfuffle if Google had Chrome on iOS. 2% of "PC" users complain of Chrome hitting their battery hard on macOS. iOS has a much bigger market share.
Competition is healthy, I agree. But sometimes the best interest of the vendor and the users don't align, and I'm more confident Apple is prioritizing battery life and performance over other things, while Google will prioritize those other things (like ads and data collection). I can't imagine them allowing adblockers on iOS (exactly as they don't on Android, afaik)
- chii 10y agowhy not let the consumer decide their browser of choice? Apple isn't prevented from creating battery efficient code by allowing others to write a browser.
- deleted 10y ago[deleted]
- syntheticcdo 10y agoThe consumer is free to choose Android.