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> So what? Controlling how many fart apps are available on its platform does not make Apple a gatekeeper to any part of the Internet. Controlling what kind of
by SkiFire13 1y ago
> So what? Controlling how many fart apps are available on its platform does not make Apple a gatekeeper to any part of the Internet.
Controlling what kind of software, including _web browsers_, runs on the main device for the majority of the US population, does not make it a gatekeeper? That doesn't make any sense to me. Want to go to Amazon? You need an app or a browser to access it, both of these are controlled by Apple on its devices. Meta/Facebook? Same.
- DidYaWipe 1y agoNo, it does not. Does the cable company's forcing of you to use DOCSIS-compliant modems control what Web sites you access? No. Does WebKit direct you to certain sites or block sites based on their content? Does it capture your search terms and curate the results? Does it aggregate content? Does it funnel your viewing to certain sites preferentially? No. You keep attempting to assert that the viewing tool curates what you view with it. WebKit doesn't. Even if you raise technical points (doesn't support Web MIDI or something), those still don't prevent you from visiting any site you want. Even if a site were totally broken for technical reasons, it doesn't amount to deliberate curation by Apple. Come on.
- SkiFire13 1y agoWebkit does limit the sites I can visit, or equivalently the technologies that websites can use, because it doesn't support them. Which is _fine_ for a web browser, if it wasn't the case that Apple effectively used to mandate all web browsers on iOS to use Webkit.