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Because this is a bit technical and regulators are not aware of it and its tremendous implications. Hopefully the anti-trust investigations in the US, the EU a

by agust 5y ago

Because this is a bit technical and regulators are not aware of it and its tremendous implications. Hopefully the anti-trust investigations in the US, the EU and other parts of the world will change that...

handrous 5y ago
The "tremendous implication" is that it forces developers to test on two browsers (mobile Safari, Chrome) rather than just one. It's the only reason Google is just mostly, rather than entirely, dictating the direction of the Web.
- bhawks 5y ago
  This thread exists because Apple didn't have a single test that creates an indexdb (or releases to users with broken tests) breaking the web and already developed sites. So foisting the blame on webdevs by calling them lazy feels a bit out of place. Apple has underinvested in Safari for years. It is clear that they have no intention in setting the direction for the web.
  - jolux 5y ago
    I think it would be bad if Chrome became the only browser worth supporting, as disappointing as it is that Safari has these problems.
    - ajuc 5y ago
      Chrome 69.28% Edge 7.75% Firefox 7.48% Internet Explorer 5.21% Safari 3.71 % Why would Safari be the one that's important and not firefox? And why would it mean that Apple gets to be an asshole about it?
      - jolux 5y ago
        Firefox is important too (I use Firefox on desktop and Safari on iPhones), but Safari has a much higher percentage of mobile traffic (20% iirc). Edge is re-skinned Chrome these days. As for why Apple gets to be an “asshole,” there’s no specific privilege granted, inconsistencies are just the nature of the web platform. They probably don’t devote enough resources to minimizing them, but that’s tangential.
      - handrous 5y ago
        Mobile Safari. If a company officially tests on two browsers, it's Chrome and Mobile Safari, unless they're involved with some place still on old version of IE or something. Mobile Safari matters because that's where the money is.

by agust 5y ago

handrous 5y ago

The "tremendous implication" is that it forces developers to test on two browsers (mobile Safari, Chrome) rather than just one. It's the only reason Google is just mostly, rather than entirely, dictating the direction of the Web.

bhawks 5y ago
This thread exists because Apple didn't have a single test that creates an indexdb (or releases to users with broken tests) breaking the web and already developed sites. So foisting the blame on webdevs by calling them lazy feels a bit out of place. Apple has underinvested in Safari for years. It is clear that they have no intention in setting the direction for the web.
- jolux 5y ago
  I think it would be bad if Chrome became the only browser worth supporting, as disappointing as it is that Safari has these problems.
  - ajuc 5y ago
    Chrome 69.28% Edge 7.75% Firefox 7.48% Internet Explorer 5.21% Safari 3.71 % Why would Safari be the one that's important and not firefox? And why would it mean that Apple gets to be an asshole about it?
    - jolux 5y ago
      Firefox is important too (I use Firefox on desktop and Safari on iPhones), but Safari has a much higher percentage of mobile traffic (20% iirc). Edge is re-skinned Chrome these days. As for why Apple gets to be an “asshole,” there’s no specific privilege granted, inconsistencies are just the nature of the web platform. They probably don’t devote enough resources to minimizing them, but that’s tangential.
    - handrous 5y ago
      Mobile Safari. If a company officially tests on two browsers, it's Chrome and Mobile Safari, unless they're involved with some place still on old version of IE or something. Mobile Safari matters because that's where the money is.