Don’t remember their website, but do remember their splash window to choose your browser (Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) after installing Windows. 😉
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Apple Further Explains iOS 17.4's New Default Browser Prompt in EU
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Don’t remember their website, but do remember their splash window to choose your browser (Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) after installing Windows. 😉
I don’t think it is. I couldn’t find anything to that effect in the regulation. Do you have a reference?
Only the “main” browsers are required to be listed.
I agree that randomization is sensible, though.
How difficult is it now to install another browser on your iPhone or iPad? Not very.
If they made it alphabetical they will be constantly featuring other competitors more prominently than Chrome which would be far worse. Random means everyone gets an equal chance. There is nothing Apple can do to make some people happy so thankfully they are doing in general what’s best for their users privacy and security and even tho competitors who make money on abusing peoples privacy want to frame it differently.
There's already a straightforward process for changing default browsers and email apps in iOS today which will presumably not change.
The intent of this rule is to prompt consumers to make a choice up-front so they're aware they have options. The existing default browser options allowing users to switch after setup remain in place.
Having tried different browser in the past like Chrome, Firefox, Edge, etc, I personally find Safari most reliable, fast and secure and surely that will remain my choice after the 17.4 update.
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So does Windows come with a choice upon initializing the OS to use another browser other than Edge in the EU? Because it certainly does not in US. I always have to open Edge to download Chrome (yuck) for my customers when setting up a new PC. FWIW - it is the customers choice, not mine to install Chrome. On my work PC that I log into from my far more preferred MacBook - I use Brave. I do have to use chrome once in a while for web development or logging into GoDaddy, not sure why it doesnt load right in Brave.
Anyways, back to my point - it's been an option to change your default browser on iOS for as long as I can think of, so what's the problem? On iOS you dont even have to open Safari to download a new browser... Also - does Android ship with multiple browsers? Sounds like unfair targeting in the EU. (I know, this has been discussed for a while, Im just now finally weighing in with my opinion).
Why are a load of people from countries outside of the EU moaning about a ONCE-OFF setting that has nothing to do with them??
Very bizarre behaviour!
Very bizarre behaviour!
Apple desperately wants a Time Machine - no not the back up app - so it can go back and influence Steve Jobs to call its new browser 'Adventure'.
Apple should've allowed other browsers in the App Store earlier.
If it had done, it's likely that they would not be in this position.
Apple played hardball with regulators, with no compromises at all and I predict that it's going to backfire on them, badly, as their proposal from yesterday isn't the end of it it ('Core Platform fees' - right).
I can't speak for Windows insofar as the browser choice prompt, but the EU DMA law requires Google update Android with the exact same prompt as iOS. When setting up a new Android device there will be a list of browsers available to choose from. So it's not unfair targeting - both Apple and Google, who control the two dominant smartphone operating systems, are being required to make the exact same changes.
(Windows used to be mandated to show a list of browsers other than Internet Explorer at initial system setup but that mandate expired in 2014).
Microsoft has its own laundry list of changes it has to enact to Windows, namely the ability to uninstall Edge, Cortana, and other system components, and opening up APIs for widgets and the search bar to third party providers. Windows will now properly respect default browser choices (Windows 11 currently opens some links in Edge even if your default browser is set to something different), and overall aggressive advertising and prompts to switch to Edge are being removed. There are also more obvious screens prompting users when an app is requesting to change default file/link handling behaviors.
This has all got to be the biggest beta test in history.
“What if…we forked both the hardware and software for an entire region? Start slow with the SIM slot on the hardware side. On the software side, let’s see if we can bifurcate our main product fundamentally and find out what happens.”
It’s going to be an interesting next few months so see how this starts shaking out in practice. Considering Apple seems to be setting it up to fail like they hope it will, the strange and misaligned incentives here by all parties are going to wind up with a lot of unintended consequences, I think.
“What if…we forked both the hardware and software for an entire region? Start slow with the SIM slot on the hardware side. On the software side, let’s see if we can bifurcate our main product fundamentally and find out what happens.”
It’s going to be an interesting next few months so see how this starts shaking out in practice. Considering Apple seems to be setting it up to fail like they hope it will, the strange and misaligned incentives here by all parties are going to wind up with a lot of unintended consequences, I think.
Having less choice is a bonus?
In this one case, they are missing out on this giant experiment Apple is running. Depending on perspective that could be good or bad. I would like to try this stuff out but I think I’m ok being left out, for now.
No, having more choice is inherently good. Want to keep using Safari? You can do that and nothing will change except selecting Safari as your default browser one time. Want to use another browser? Then they won't be limited by WebKit and the user experience will be improved.