Comment on Apple Argued Safari Is Three Different Browsers to Avoid Regulation

• danielfgom@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  They are trying to avoid regulation. That’s super dodgy. They are trying to hide something. Since it’s related to a browser, data collection must be what they want to regulate, and what Apple is trying to hide…

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  • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You’re overthinking it.

    Having 25% of the mobile browser market, and being more than half of the US mobile browser market means:

    • Apple can force companies like Google to pay tens of billions a year to be the default search engine.
    • Apple can force companies to ensure that their products are built and QA’ed with Apple’s platforms in mind. This was something Apple struggled with before the iPhone. Many Mac users will remember the days when certain websites and platforms simply didn’t work unless you were using IE for Windows.

    It’s a play for partnership cash and, because Apple has always been a control freak, insurance that experiences on their platforms are right.

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