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And yet... Every smartphone on the market bundles a browser and none of them make it possible to disable or remove the browser from the rest of the OS today. H
by will4274 7y ago
And yet... Every smartphone on the market bundles a browser and none of them make it possible to disable or remove the browser from the rest of the OS today.
History has proven Microsoft's argument - a web browser is a core part of the modern operating system.
- hollerith 7y agoOn iOS you can use "parental controls" (Settings > General > Restrictions) to disable Safari. It removes Safari's icon from iOS's app launcher / home screen.
- will4274 7y agoJust like add and remove features did in Windows of the era. However, the bundled Webkit components like system web view are not uninstalled, the icon for the front end is merely hidden
- benologist 7y agoWe can look back and see Microsoft was right to build a web browser, but more importantly we can see how abusing their platform was detrimental to us all.