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In a perfect world yes, but Apple doesn't support Vulkan and probably never will. Microsoft doesn't support Vulkan in UWP apps either. Vulkan being a universal
by jsheard 9y ago
In a perfect world yes, but Apple doesn't support Vulkan and probably never will. Microsoft doesn't support Vulkan in UWP apps either.
Vulkan being a universal 3D API is a myth - it only exists on Windows (as a second class citizen), Linux, Android, and the Nintendo Switch.
- kuschku 9y agoWell, then Apple users will just see what a Firefox user sees today when they visit Google Earth: Your Browser is not supported. This isn’t an issue – there’s more people using Firefox, or even more unusual browsers, which can’t use half the web, than there are people using Apple devices.
- tpush 9y ago> [...] there’s more people using Firefox, or even more unusual browsers, which can’t use half the web, than there are people using Apple devices. Highly unlikely.
- kuschku 9y agoIn Germany, Apple has a sub-16% mobile marketshare, and even less on desktop. Firefox has 43% marketshare. Google frequently releases major products without Firefox support, with this only being added months or years later. This is reality today.
- tpush 9y agoGermany != the World. Besides, market share of iOS in Germany is ~32% [1], and Firefox ~17% [2], according to stat counter. And even those numbers are lower/higher(respectively) than those of countries like USA, UK, Australia, Japan etc... [1] http://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/germany http://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/germany [2] http://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/all/germany http://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/all/germany
- kuschku 9y agoCongratulations, you counted mobile usage, not desktop usage. I mentioned a 43% desktop ussge for Firefox.
- pjmlp 9y agoAnd on Switch, Nintendo also has their own API, in a similar vein to Sony when they toyed with OpenGL ES 1.0 support.