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"it's gonna make a huge dent in Google Analytics' numbers". Very unlikely, since almost nobody uses desktop Safari.

• cpeterso 9y ago
  This feature will surely show up in iOS Safari, which would have a big impact.
  • alwillis 9y ago
    It's already in iOS 11 beta: https://twitter.com/webkit/status/871834286286139392 https://twitter.com/webkit/status/871834286286139392
• gchokov 9y ago
  Lol.
• alwillis 9y ago
  It’s obviously not true that nobody uses Safari on Apple’s laptops and desktops. Apple’s Mac sales have doubled since 2008 and is in the top 5 when it comes to PC shipments: http://www.asymco.com/2016/11/02/wherefore-art-thou-macintosh/ http://www.asymco.com/2016/11/02/wherefore-art-thou-macintos... Shipping ~30 million Macs a year certainly isn't almost nobody.
  • piyush_soni 9y ago
    He isn't talking about the number of macs sold though. Market share of Desktop Safari according to NetMarketShare [0] in May 2017 was 3.56%. [0] : https://www.netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=0&qpcustomd=0 https://www.netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qpr...
    • alwillis 9y ago
      Web advertising is such a cutthroat and low margin business that having 2–3% of all browser users become untrackable is a big deal. Safari on iOS obviously has significantly higher market share on mobile and the intelligent tracker blocking is part of iOS 11 beta.
      • piyush_soni 9y ago
        Yes, it will be a big deal when it comes to mobile.