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> I view it as a problem What kind of problem? It makes web browsing stable as the internal engine is tested by Apple without third party bringing their own wi

by h1d 8y ago

> I view it as a problem What kind of problem? It makes web browsing stable as the internal engine is tested by Apple without third party bringing their own with updates at random moments and from web developer's perspective, they get a predictable result within iOS without effort and from those, I don't see a problem from users' perspective too. Maybe you work for Mozilla.

babuskov 8y ago
> from web developer's perspective, they get a predictable result within iOS without effort and from those... > Maybe you work for Mozilla. Maybe you're a lazy web developer. The only thing I miss on iPhone is Gecko. I often run into website that doesn't render properly in Safari and at that point I want to have an alternative rendering engine that would solve the problem. Currently I have to find a desktop computer for it. This has become such a problem lately, because some of the websites I often use and need to get important information from have this issue, so I always have to be sure that I'll have desktop computer around or carry an Android tablet with me. Next time I buy a phone, it will be Android unless Apple changes their policy on browser rendering engine. If I knew this worked the way it works, I would have never bought the iPhone in the first place.
phobosdeimos 8y ago
Choice is bad. Anyone remember the 1980s Apple commercial referencing Big Brother? Hilarious in hindsight. https://youtu.be/2zfqw8nhUwA https://youtu.be/2zfqw8nhUwA
SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
If you think Apple's software updates provide "predictable results" you can't have been paying attention for the past few years.
stordoff 8y ago
Did it also bring stability when Microsoft bundled IE with Windows? Because I'm not sure how you can differentiate the two (and I doubt most would think that was good for the long term health of the Internet).

by h1d 8y ago

babuskov 8y ago

> from web developer's perspective, they get a predictable result within iOS without effort and from those... > Maybe you work for Mozilla. Maybe you're a lazy web developer. The only thing I miss on iPhone is Gecko. I often run into website that doesn't render properly in Safari and at that point I want to have an alternative rendering engine that would solve the problem. Currently I have to find a desktop computer for it. This has become such a problem lately, because some of the websites I often use and need to get important information from have this issue, so I always have to be sure that I'll have desktop computer around or carry an Android tablet with me. Next time I buy a phone, it will be Android unless Apple changes their policy on browser rendering engine. If I knew this worked the way it works, I would have never bought the iPhone in the first place.

phobosdeimos 8y ago

Choice is bad. Anyone remember the 1980s Apple commercial referencing Big Brother? Hilarious in hindsight. https://youtu.be/2zfqw8nhUwA https://youtu.be/2zfqw8nhUwA

SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago

If you think Apple's software updates provide "predictable results" you can't have been paying attention for the past few years.

stordoff 8y ago

Did it also bring stability when Microsoft bundled IE with Windows? Because I'm not sure how you can differentiate the two (and I doubt most would think that was good for the long term health of the Internet).