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Why don't people ditch Safari and use Chrome instead.
by quaintdev 5y ago
Why don't people ditch Safari and use Chrome instead.
- bpye 5y agoI’m not sure if this is sincere but Apple do not allow other browser engines. They are all Safari skins.
- quaintdev 5y agoAndroid is used more here in India. Personally I haven't even touched an Apple device till date because it's just hard to find except in Apple store or if you have very rich friends. So I had no idea. > They are all Safari skins That's crazy.
- Hackbraten 5y agoThere might be good reasons to do it from Apple’s point of view. For example, if Apple allowed third-party browser engines, any vendor could offer a browser with a vulnerability. That browser could be abused to install apps through that vulnerability, including malicious ones. I’m not implying that it’s ok for Apple to act like that. My point is that it’s consistent with their security model for iOS.
- schwartzworld 5y agoThe real reason is that they want you to get your apps from the app store and that's it. They can't get paid when people install PWAs or sideload open source apps. Same reason for killing the headphone jack. Same reason for having a different shape magsafe for every generation of MacBook. To keep the suckers spending.
- Hackbraten 5y agoMagSafe has had only two variants while it existed (2006–2017). That’s more than a decade. Both MacBook Pros I’ve owned at that time each came with its power supply included, and lasted me seven years each. I consider myself frugal, not a sucker.
- schwartzworld 5y agoIf you're buying apple products still, you're telling on yourself.
- Hackbraten 5y agoAn alternative explanation would be: people have individual preferences, and value is a subjective concept.
- eurasiantiger 5y ago> Safari skins More like embedded WebViews.