Exactly. Google is big enough to basically say "our way is the new way". And the EU basically just gave them the green light to keep doing it. There's probably going to be a giant party at Googleplex this weekend!
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Apple Now Allowing Non-WebKit Engines in EU, Offering More Options for Changing Default Browser
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They can buy an Android phone. They've always had that choice.
They are actively damaging the Internet with this move.
It's only possible in the EU, so unless they operate only in the EU, they would be alienating the rest of the planet.
I'm leaning on the possibility that who you responded to...was being sarcastic. But I could be wrong 😂
The App ecosystem/model has done more damage to the internet than any website and browser ever could.
"Download our app", "open in app", "you need the app to view this site". Bug off....
Of course I blame the EU.
I don't want more choice. I want to use Apple's built in solutions and software.
This will cause more websites in Europe to not support Safari and thus not support Safari on the Mac.
Come to the US too! I want Firefox for uBlock Origin.
To be fair, the EU already foisted endless cookie notices on us, they clearly love pop-ups.
How long will it be before Apple is sued because they opened the door to allowing their phones to be scammed and hacked through third party app stores, NFC and browsers?
Personally I am sticking with Apple only as I have had 15 years of using the Mac and iPhone without issue.
I gave up Windows constantly being attacked, anti-virus software not working and having to re-install Windows.
And as for Android I don't want to even go there.
Personally I am sticking with Apple only as I have had 15 years of using the Mac and iPhone without issue.
I gave up Windows constantly being attacked, anti-virus software not working and having to re-install Windows.
And as for Android I don't want to even go there.
Google Search, Chrome, and Android are all changing thanks to EU antitrust law
Some of Google’s most important services are changing.www.theverge.com
Is any browser except Firefox using a different engine than Chrome?
This is a welcome change. I'm not entirely convinced that third-party marketplaces are good for me as a customer. But no longer forcing everyone to shoehorn WebKit as a browsing engine is a net positive. My only fear is Chromium/Blink becoming the only browsing engine as developers stop caring about anything else.
Currently, the last bastion of hope for open web standards is Gecko (Mozilla/Firefox) and WebKit (Apple). Safari will continue to exist and be popular on iOS and iPadOS. But how long will it be before developers get too lazy, making only Chromium/Blink-based browsers the only ones that fully work, even on mobile? The WebKit enforcement on iOS and iPadOS has been one of the primary reasons why developers can't go all-in on Chromium/Blink as iOS is such a vast market.
Currently, the last bastion of hope for open web standards is Gecko (Mozilla/Firefox) and WebKit (Apple). Safari will continue to exist and be popular on iOS and iPadOS. But how long will it be before developers get too lazy, making only Chromium/Blink-based browsers the only ones that fully work, even on mobile? The WebKit enforcement on iOS and iPadOS has been one of the primary reasons why developers can't go all-in on Chromium/Blink as iOS is such a vast market.
And you are free to live your city, country and so on if you dont like it never mind the cost and logistic of it. Saying going to Android is a choice is just like saying move if you dont like where you are.
Gee, remember Lightning being replaced with USB-C? The wailing and gnashing of teeth by white knights convinced their precious Jobsian Holy Land had been defiled? Funny how no one talks about that anymore. It's almost as if things kept humming along as usual without so much as a hiccup and now people get to pick and choose among their new options and opportunities accordingly.
This too shall pass. But first, lots and lots and lots and lots of wailing, anew.
This too shall pass. But first, lots and lots and lots and lots of wailing, anew.
I'm in Norway. Most websites here only operates in Norway or maybe Scandinavia/Nordics.
I'm not talking things like Youtube but my local bank or the Norwegian version of Best Buy.
Essentially no outside of Safari, which makes that 'enforcement' pointless. But what do you expect from bureaucrats who are incapable of running anything?
Haha I'm feeling petty. A small part of me is hoping this is an absolute dumpster fire of an experience, so that way, the fingers can be pointed at the EU for forcing it. The EU wanted it open, so we're getting open. With every downside that comes with it. Smart move rolling it out to ONLY them. If it works without issue...great, it works without issue. If it causes a bunch of problems...they're the ones who get to deal with the consequences and that might make everyone else outside the EU think twice.
bingo. The amount of people who complained and though forcing Apple off lighting was a bad thing.
It in the end was a huge improvement and allows more basic standardizing of charging cords. Right now I hate having to deal with USB-C and lightings to make sure I have the right charging cord for a given device.
If you think the App store really keeps you safe I have some magic beans to sell you. The real security is in the OS itself and blocking side loading is not one of those things. For the most part App store review is monkies looking over the app. It is not that hard to hide or get around the restrictions. Mix that with remote configurations turning things on or other things preventing it from being spotted in review you are good to go.
Apple review process is a joke.
Sadly, no. For the vast majority, it's pretty much Chromium/Blink. Then we have WebKit (Apple), which has a decent userbase due to iOS, and Gecko (Mozilla/Firefox). Even Microsoft, with its decent EdgeHTML engine, ended up dropping it as they got too lazy to keep maintaining it and went to Chromium/Blink as well.
The biggest problem with everyone adopting Chromium/Blink is the amount of power and control it puts into Google's hands. And they are already doing a lot of terrible things for the open internet like Manifest V3.
You'd be surprised, there is one version for each country where they sell iPhones themselves.
I guess they have different part numbers. They also had different part numbers for HK and mainland China.
I don't think this will influence desktop much. Also, in web development, things are not like they used to be where one browser behaved completely different than another with layout and web technologies as a whole.
That only happens once.
We'll see about that but this is also the principle of the free market. If Safari is considered inferior, then of course another browser will take that spot.
Those are all verified developers, vetted by Apple. No good or bad dev can access your data without your consent, either. Those are iOS settings, not App Store settings.
It always has been, unfortunately.
You don't have to take advantage of the additional choices if they're available. You are free to continue using Apple's built in solutions and software. Others, however, would like to have more options.