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Agreed. There is no choice with IOS: you choose the same WebKit that they've chosen, or Safari. One engine and version, or one browser using that one engine.
by jamiesonbecker 7y ago
Agreed. There is no choice with IOS: you choose the same WebKit that they've chosen, or Safari. One engine and version, or one browser using that one engine.
- millstone 7y agoAndroid is a web monoculture too. Non-Blink browsers on Android are at <1%.
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- searchableguy 7y agoYou can install any browser you want from playstore or outside of playstore. There are no restrictions on what you can and cannot have on your phone on android.
- fpoling 7y agoYet non-default browsers on Android are non-existent. So in practice Android has the same web-engine mono-culture as iPhone. Given how successfully Google was able to ensure Blink domination on desktop and even more so on Android it is very understandable what Apple has done. And for me having at least 2 web engines on mobile is better than 1.
- lern_too_spel 7y agoIn what reality-distortioned world is that worse than 0%? Also, several of those Blink-based browsers include additional non-Google-approved features, like Mozilla's own Firefox Focus, Samsung Browser, Edge, and Brave. I'd hardly call that a monoculture just because they share the same lineage.