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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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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Learning Windows is still a time cost. You're also losing your library of Mac software and quite a few interoperability features between your other Apple products.

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

    ??? So you're plan is to just say fuck it, and continue to be fucked over by apple? The fuck logic is that? Almost all software has a replacement in windows/Linux. I work in all 3 ecosystems, there is very little that lacks an alternative in each os. Sticking to osx/iOS is just a cop out.

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

    No. My argument is that if Apple isn't going to open up their ecosystem to genuine competition and genuine interoperability then they need to have their hand forced through regulation.

    Telling people to just stop buying Apple products is a lazy, knee-jerk self-righteous response that ignores the realities of platform lock-in.

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

    Good luck with that...I vote with my wallet instead of buying into fad shit.

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

    You seem to think that regulation doesn't work. Luckily, we have a test case set up for us in real-life.

    In the United States, consumers relied on voting with their wallets. In the European Union, regulatory agencies forced Apple to take pro-consumer moves through regulation.

    Now take a look at which approach produced results and which approach left consumers continuing to complain about the lack of interoperability and the lack of competition in Apple's walled garden.

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