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Terrible news.

• tchocky 4y ago
  No, it's good news! No more forced crappy webkit browser engine in iOS. The other things can be added in a secure fashion as well. Sideloading doesn't need to be wild west. macOS also makes it possible with certificates etc. Messanger interop is also nice, when done right: basically would need a shared standard like the web that is done by a messaging consortium like the W3.
  • kmlx 4y ago
    > No more forced crappy webkit browser engine in iOS. you know this just means more chrome right? > Messanger interop is also nice, when done right: basically would need a shared standard like the web that is done by a messaging consortium like the W3. we went thru this before. didn’t work then, won’t work now.
    • tchocky 4y ago
      I know this means more Chrome. I'm a heavy Chrome user because of the dev tools that are great. At least chrome has good support for web standards compared to Safari. Why can't it work again? I mean the W3 works, doesn't need to support all the features. Messages and attachments would be enough.
    • toyg 4y ago
      This actually opens a race to be the best mobile browser, which might well see new entrants. As people increasingly use their mobiles as primary devices, they are more likely to move to a new browser on mobile platforms and then adapt their desktops to that choice, rather than the other way around as they did in the past. Current mobile browsers have historical baggage that a new entrant would not need to carry.
      • philliphaydon 4y ago
        > This actually opens a race to be the best mobile browser, which might well see new entrants. Hahhahahhahahahaha. We will end up with chrome. And developers targeting chrome and safari users being left out because “works best in chrome for my text based website that doesn’t do anything safari can’t do”.
        • Apocryphon 4y ago
          Sounds like Apple needs to work harder to make Safari into a better mobile browser, if you're so sure that Chrome would win.
          • philliphaydon 4y ago
            There’s other browsers on android. No one uses them. Safari is great. It works. No issues. But developers will do what they did to ie. develop for chrome and shove a banner up blocking safari.
            • Apocryphon 4y ago
              Again, sounds like Apple needs to do a better job improving Safari. If developers and consumers choose Chrome, it's up to competitors to find a way to disrupt their lead, not engage in monopolistic practices to stop a monopoly.
              • philliphaydon 4y ago
                There’s nothing to improve. Developers want push notifications on a web browser for mobile? That’s not an improvement. Firefox is a better browser than chrome but you can’t move people away from chrome. So regardless of what you think. Adding other browsers to iOS will only have a negative long term effect.
                • Apocryphon 4y ago
                  Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something.
      • cute_boi 4y ago
        In theory. Practically, creating browser & its underlying engine is an arduous task. Later, it is inevitable that Google will use dark patterns like shadow dom to optimize their website like YouTube etc. And, website owner will force you to use chromium based browser, because of course "This browser works best with Google Chrome".
        • tester756 4y ago
          Cannot antitrust against Google solve it?
    • xdennis 4y ago
      > you know this just means more chrome right? In practice, probably, but at least you'll also be allowed to install Firefox. And things don't last forever. Another browser can always gain the crown from Chrome. Without this legislation, it won't even be possible to do that on Apple devices.