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How many search options should Apple provide, and what criteria should they use to determine which ones to list? I wouldn’t want to have to pick from a list of
by cortesoft 3y ago
How many search options should Apple provide, and what criteria should they use to determine which ones to list? I wouldn’t want to have to pick from a list of 100 search options.
- fauigerzigerk 3y agoHow about one option where I can enter a URL?
- shadowgovt 3y agoPeople can't switch to Mastodon because "more then one server is too complicated," offering just a URL is not going to be Apple's solution here.
- jackson1442 3y agoI'd at least like the option to add in my own search engine, like every other major browser has.
- isodev 3y agoYou’re always welcome to install an app which offers a Safari extension with your favourite search experience.
- flutas 3y agoSo again, forcing companies to pay if a user wants to use them as default like on any other platform. How about something simple like I don't know, a text box? Or even detecting support? No no no that would be entirely too difficult to do. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-en...
- AnthonyMouse 3y agoThey should provide all of the search options and sort them by popularity. It doesn't matter if the list has ten billion elements if the ones everybody uses are at the top of the list.
- amadeuspagel 3y agoThat would make it harder for new search engines to rise.
- AnthonyMouse 3y agoNo it wouldn't, anyone could still find it by searching for it in the list and they could use the money they'd otherwise pay to Apple for marketing, or spread through word of mouth. Then as soon as they had more than negligible market share they'd be on the first page of results. Making it harder for new search engines to rise is the thing that happens now because you can't even be offered as an option unless you already have enough money to pay the danegeld.
- amadeuspagel 3y agoWhat sort of marketing do you think would work better then paying Apple to be on a list of a few search engines? A billboard telling people to look for your search engine on a list of thousands?
- AnthonyMouse 3y agoThe list of thousands is going to have a search bar. Why wouldn't a billboard work, or any other ordinary form of marketing? Isn't this how people install apps?
- amadeuspagel 3y agoThe app stores has ads too.