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I wouldn't say that Apple has come around too much. It's nice to see them being a little more relaxed, but these are kinda niche browsers. Edge Browser is a f
by mdasen 18y ago
I wouldn't say that Apple has come around too much. It's nice to see them being a little more relaxed, but these are kinda niche browsers. Edge Browser is a full-screen Safari (so it's just implementing Safari with a slightly different interface). Incognito is a browser that eliminates your history on close. Webmate adds tabs. Shaking web adjusts the screen as your hands move.
But they aren't allowing a full scale, other rendering engine browser in quite yet. These all have value added, but in the end they're built on top of Apple's stuff rather than competing with it.
I'm not quite sure what Apple's reasoning is behind wanting competitors off their platform, but if it's something like creating an experience for Safari-based apps that's consistent, these don't threaten that experience. Nor do they threaten the increasing Safari consciousness in mobile web development (especially as Palm and Google have both adopted WebKit for their handhelds). We'll see what happens if/when Moz tries to get a browser on the iPhone. Here's hoping for a more open Apple!