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Mozilla says Apple’s new browser rules are “as painful as possible” for Firefox (www.theverge.com)
submitted 2 years ago* by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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Mozilla is unhappy because the use of browser engines other than WebKit will be restricted to the EU, forcing them to develop two different apps.

For an independent browser like Firefox, managing two browsers is not easy, so it can be forgiven that this could be seen as almost harassment.

Also, the fact that the use of browser engines other than WebKit is limited to iOS means that the use of WebKit is still forced on iPadOS, which also increases the effort for Mozilla.

Source: https://iphonewired.com/news/746093/

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[–] 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

That is the solution though, always has been. Vote with your wallet.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yeah, let's ignore the entire history of labor, environmental, safety, and product regulations, and believe everything is the way it is because of our dogmatic free market feefees.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    voting with your wallet doesn't work when most people would buy anyway (whether it's because they're ignorant, trapped to do so, etc)

    The minority of people that actually care and know about privacy and software freedom is just a tiny statistic in Apple's perspective, so voting with your wallet doesn't work.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    "My actions mean nothing because everyone else won't do it" is exactly what everyone else is thinking.

    You're making excuses. Be the change you know should happen. Don't be a sheep.

    Don't buy puffa jackets. Seriously. They're fucking everywhere now. Don't do it, you don't need it, they're cheap and overpriced.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm already taking actions, but I do it with the understanding that it won't make much of a difference.

    I'm sorry to break your bubble but most people just don't care. They want their computer to play a video off the internet, and don't care how long that takes as long as it works. Maybe they'll care about things in the specific interests they have, but they won't care about computers, software, and libre software.

    We, people that care about software freedom are a minority and we need to accept that. And the only way to get things done when you're in the minority is to borrow power from the majority, e.g. by passing legislation.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Most people not caring isn't a concern of mine. Apple being wealthy isn't a concern of mine. What concerns me is that the products I use flourish and develop in ways that I like. I don't use Apple, so I don't particularly care about them - I just watch the drama from the sidelines.

    You're not bursting my bubble in any way, but you are being a little pretentious.

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