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Given that reversing course here means "Home Screen web apps continue to be built directly on WebKit", this pivot doesn't actually contradict their claim that s
by lolinder 3y ago
Given that reversing course here means "Home Screen web apps continue to be built directly on WebKit", this pivot doesn't actually contradict their claim that safely supporting PWAs from other engines was too much engineering work.
My hunch is that the initial change may have been performative, but it was likely performative for the EU regulators and not the customers. This pivot presumably means that the EU has now okayed browser engine lock in for PWAs.
- elevatedastalt 3y agoThat's a good point
- masklinn 3y ago> My hunch is that the initial change may have been performative, but it was likely performative for the EU regulators and not the customers. Funny I was thinking the exact opposite: they floated it in case PWA removal got people to complain about the EU.