> Mozilla is justified in challenging it, but I don't know if they want to go pulling that thread. If they didn't, Safari would be used as an excuse to ignore

> Mozilla is justified in challenging it, but I don't know if they want to go pulling that thread. If they didn't, Safari would be used as an excuse to ignore their other complaints from other companies, because the truth is that Mozilla is right about Apple's behavior and it would be hypocritical for them to complain about Google/Microsoft without mentioning Apple. ---- I also want to (respectfully) push back somewhat hard and bluntly against this idea in general. I'm really tired of the status quo defense because the status quo is not headed in a positive direction and is not going to change unless bold moves happen, and nobody making the status quo defense for Apple seems to have any plans on how the status quo is going to get better. Safari is not enough to stop Chrome's dominance on its own. And that status quo might not even be preserved in the long-term anyway because there's a nontrivial chance that browser engines get forced open in the EU at some point after the EU's app-store rules take effect. Here is the reality of the situation: we are currently closing out on a political administration that has shown a historic level of willingness to pursue antitrust against tech companies. People really haven't grasped just how unbelievably friendly the Biden admin is to antitrust in a way that is not common for US presidents. Maybe that administration will continue for 4 more years, and maybe it won't. But taking that uncertainty into account, this is likely one of the best opportunities presented since the early Windows antitrust cases to argue for actual intervention on Google/Apple/Microsoft. The intersection of an administration that is extremely open to antitrust in comparison to other presidential admins, along with shifting consumer sentiment against big tech, combined with Apple facing pressure on multiple fronts around iOS, combined with Google getting ready to hobble ad blockers in June makes this a great time to make these arguments and to push hard for changing the status quo. Is it a little risky? Yes. But waiting longer is not going to make the situation better, it's only going to mean that Firefox is less relevant when it makes its case, that the administration has more chance to roll over, that Mozilla can't seize on public sentiment. There is never going to be a point where it's an easy 100% win for Mozilla to make this case, and if they don't make this case, they will eventually be driven out of the market entirely. I fully support them firing all cylinders at everybody, Apple included. It only makes their case stronger. If we're worried about Chrome dominance if iOS is opened up, the way to deal with that problem is to regulate Google. This is the best time to make that case. This is not the time for us to hem and haw about what could happen if Apple isn't allowed to be anti-competitive. If we wait, it will only become harder to deal with Chrome.