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i wonder when the other shoe will drop. maybe as part of the ARM and iOS/macOS consolidation. things are much more likely to go the iOS route given it's alread
by leeoniya 6y ago
i wonder when the other shoe will drop. maybe as part of the ARM and iOS/macOS consolidation.
things are much more likely to go the iOS route given it's already ARM.
- the_other 6y agoApple will lose their entire Mac audience if this happens. Slowly, but surely.
- alwillis 6y agoi wonder when the other shoe will drop. maybe as part of the ARM and iOS/macOS consolidation. There’s no other shoe. There's no known technical reason why all the major browsers shouldn't be available natively when ARM Macs start shipping in a few months.
- perryizgr8 6y agoThere's no technical reason for iOS to not support alternative browsers from the start. It's not about technical reasons.
- alwillis 6y agoThere's no technical reason for iOS to not support alternative browsers from the start. Why would Apple allow other browser engines that are slower, less power efficient and don't respect user’s privacy at least as much as Webkit to run natively on iOS? Apple continues to add features to block ads from tracking users across the web and to lessen the impact of fingerprinting by trackers. Certainly Google has no interest in adhering to these principles if it were able to run natively on iOS—they're the only major browser on macOS that allows unchecked fingerprinting and ad tracking.
- seabrookmx 6y ago> Why would Apple allow There's your problem. Apple doesn't own the device.. I do. Apple can "recommend" I use Safari all they want (not unlike MS does with Edge) but if I own the device I should have the right to run any software I want. Full stop.
- ncmncm 6y agoThat is what you think. It is not what Apple thinks. Which do you suppose wins more often?
- rvense 6y agoExactly. I don't care about the size of the screen. It's my damn computer, I should be allowed to put whatever software I want on it.