> single handedly destroying the browser market by deceit and abuse of market position in broad daylight It's not single handedly, it's every developer handedl

> single handedly destroying the browser market by deceit and abuse of market position in broad daylight It's not single handedly, it's every developer handedly. First thing any dev does is install Chrome, and make their normal friends install Chrome, even when -- for example -- it destroys the battery life on their Macbook while breaking a variety of usability conveniences. When pressed, it turns out most of this is cargo culting, they actually haven't turned on developer tools or compared performance or memory handling, much less experienced the remarkable security and privacy integrations* available in co-shipped Safari browser. Having observed the browser wars since before NCSA Mosaic, I'd argue not Google but a set of "tech influencers" well represented on HN made this happen, not Google. In the longer context, HN's clamor to force iOS off Safari, the only significant bastion against a monoculture and one ad company's complete grip on visibility of all web use, is shocking. --- * For instance, various anti-tracker and IP anonymizing capabilities, plus a built-in and cross device syncing password manager that even supports TOTP codes.