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Apple Reminds Developers That Safari 14 Supports Extensions Ported From Chrome, Firefox, and Edge
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Given the open nature of the web, charging $99 for people who only develop extensions seems... misguided. They're practically blocked from doing anything that might generate revenue, so that's a net loss in many cases.
This might be an opportunity for Apple to tier their developer program.
This might be an opportunity for Apple to tier their developer program.
I fixed it.
Yes, that's a real joke considering browser extensions are usually non-profit...
Google charge too but one-time registration fee for the Chrome developer account itself; no extra charge for any number of extensions.
developer.chrome.com
Apple needs to match that too; one-time fee of 5-10$ and submit any number of extensions. They can just charge 1% tax on paid extensions.
Register your developer account | Chrome Extensions | Chrome for Developers
How to register as a Chrome Web Store developer.
developer.chrome.com
Apple needs to match that too; one-time fee of 5-10$ and submit any number of extensions. They can just charge 1% tax on paid extensions.
Oh, I had so much hope there - thinking this might get us real Ublock Origin type extensions, but the restrictions Apple has in place preventing those, haven't changed.
Yes, I wish they would go with a 64 bit Windows and Android browser with sync across them.
I have a feeling it would kill Firefox - but with the way Mozilla / Firefox management is operating (just look at their Reddit for their Android release they just did for a taste) and no mobile default for Firefox - that looks pretty inevitable. Saying that as I type on Firefox.
I've pondered the idea of Apple going with Firefox as their default browser so they don't have to develop it anymore, but can't see them do that (let alone hitching your wagon to Mozilla management's brain dead decisions with Firefox).
Yes, I wish they would go with a 64 bit Windows and Android browser with sync across them.
I have a feeling it would kill Firefox - but with the way Mozilla / Firefox management is operating (just look at their Reddit for their Android release they just did for a taste) and no mobile default for Firefox - that looks pretty inevitable. Saying that as I type on Firefox.
I've pondered the idea of Apple going with Firefox as their default browser so they don't have to develop it anymore, but can't see them do that (let alone hitching your wagon to Mozilla management's brain dead decisions with Firefox).
It seems that what Apple really meant was "Don't forget Safari exists!"
Dumb question here, but will the new version of Safari be made available on Catalina?
I have a “end of the road” Mac but don’t want to be left behind completely or juggle browsers. Sure I have Chrome, but Safari has always been my choice as of late.
I have a “end of the road” Mac but don’t want to be left behind completely or juggle browsers. Sure I have Chrome, but Safari has always been my choice as of late.
Oh god please no, why? Now that the web is pretty much standardized, web developers can use modern features across all browsers without having to worry about incompatibilities. The current state of the web is what web developers dreamed of in the 90s and 2000s.
I've not looked into the governance on Chromium. If Google decided one day to make changes that were hostile to the other browser vendors that use it, what are the consequences? I am all for standardisation so long as no one party controls that standard.
Yeah, it’s not as straightforward as described. I tried porting the Vue DevTools, and though the button showed up in the toolbar, the panel wouldn’t show up. I didn’t get a chance to research why it wouldn’t show up, though, but that was with beta 1; maybe with the next one I might have better luck.
You can always forego the fee and publish them on your own. The users would simply need to side load them (which means they’d have to consciously install them without the security provided by the App Store).
No kidding. You'd think a trillion dollar company would make it easier on developers. I suppose they're trying to weed out the wannabe developers who aren't very serious.
They can be installed without needing to pay the fee, just like any other app.
The fee is only to publish to the App Store. You can always not pay for it and publish on your own. The users would simply need to side-load the extensions (meaning acknowledge that there might be risks for installing that way), just like with apps.
Firefox is not “nearly dead”. Where are you getting this from?
The resentment is justified. It costs only $5 to register to submit to the Chrome Web Store. What more are you getting for your extra $95?
Chromium is free and open source. Anyone can implement it, fork it (modify it) and redistribute it without paying fees to google (cough cough). If google were to make changes that a vendor doesn’t like then said vendor can just fork the older version.
There are 1.5b iOS users using Webkit (Safari) right now.
Web developers already have to code for Webkit support, so there's no harm in bringing it to Windows and other platforms. Just means more users using the same engine.
Apple: Please developers, please please please develop for Safari, it's as good as Chrome, really it is.
Safari is a forgotten browser I’d argue. Nowadays the web browser choice is either google chrome/any chromium skin or Firefox, and nothing else. Apple certainly sees their Safari lacking extension support, but putting $99/year as the bar of entry?
Technically it is correct, but the reality is, what’s the off chance of an average user knowing other browser choices outside of google chrome, Firefox and maybe safari? Google at this point can just flip a switch to turn the entire web browser industry into everlasting chaos because so many other browsers uses some flavours of Chromium one way or another. Sure, other forked chromium browsers can choose to not adapt, but website rendering issue will force them to adapt as time goes on. See the problem here?