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Most users don't care about the engine, they care about things like where your bookmarks are synched and configured, and the UI. This is like telling people th
by jonfw 5y ago
Most users don't care about the engine, they care about things like where your bookmarks are synched and configured, and the UI.
This is like telling people that a lexus isn't a real luxury car, it's just a re-skinned toyota. Most people don't care- they just want materials, tech, and nice seats. The skin is the car
- thereddaikon 5y agoThat's a debatable point but the result either way doesn't change the point of my comment. They were dismissing the parent comment because they didn't understand the true nature of what they were talking about.
- mywittyname 5y agoIn this case, it's more like telling people that a particular Toyota was built by BMW. It might not seem relevant on the surface, but the underlying technical differences could pose an issue for certain user cases, thus it's an important consideration. Not all Firefox addons work with the iOS version just like not every Toyota dealership carries parts for a Zupr4.
- suby 5y agoThe engine is a method for apple to maintain control over the entire ecosystem. Is a web standard developing which could threaten native ios apps? By maintaining control of the engine they can prevent the standard from threatening them. Users dont care about the engine until they cant use some web based thing because apple has decided so.