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Those browsers import the WebKit web view for rendering pages, not “Safari.” They are completely independent web browsers in every respect other than rendering
by simondotau 3y ago
Those browsers import the WebKit web view for rendering pages, not “Safari.” They are completely independent web browsers in every respect other than rendering engine. They manage their own cookies, bookmarks, history, UX, cloud MMO sync, etc.
If your concern is an entity having control of web standards, then you will agree that web browsers based on Blink or Chromium don’t represent competition for Google Chrome.
Personally, my concern is maximising rendering engine diversity, and iOS represents the last stand against Chrome’s total dominance. If you don’t like WebKit, don’t buy an iPhone. And to anyone who does web development, stop bitching and moaning that you have to support another web browser. The web is supposed to be an open platform, not the Google Chrome platform.