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> Apple serves its Users not Developers, most of whom appreciate there's only 1 icon they need to click on to access the Internet. Only developers think that ha
by lambda 11y ago
> Apple serves its Users not Developers, most of whom appreciate there's only 1 icon they need to click on to access the Internet. Only developers think that having multiple browsers to choose from is a value-add - for most users it just adds unnecessary confusion and complexity.
And Apple's restriction has nothing to do with "only 1 icon"; you can ship competing browsers, and in fact Google ships a "Chrome" on iOS.
The restriction is on the rendering engine.
And note that this restriction does not "serve the users". Users who want a faster, or safer, or more compatible browser with some favorite site of theirs that is pushing the envelope on mobile apps via the web are not able to use a better browsers with a better rendering engine.
Look at how many people run Chrome and Firefox on Windows and OS X, when there is an existing browser available. They are not all "developers"; they are users looking for faster rendering, more compatibility with services that are pushing the envelope of web apps, a safer experience, and the like.
- smashmore 11y agoSadly the Google Chrome on iOS is just a UI over the safari engine. Apple won't let Google port their web engine over to iOS like Google did for OSX. This means that Google Chrome on iOS is stuck with however Apple decides to render the web.
- w-ll 11y agoThat is exactly what lambda is saying... The choice of browser engine is a facade.