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Apple Argued Safari Is Three Different Browsers to Avoid Regulation (www.macrumors.com)

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Apple Argued Safari Is Three Different Browsers to Avoid Regulation::Apple recently claimed that Safari is three different browsers in effort to avoid regulation in the European Union (via The Register). The claim...

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[–] Wootz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

"The European Commission went on to point out that Safari's functionality and underlying technologies are near-identical across platforms. The Commission even highlights Apple's own marketing materials for its Continuity feature, which appear to contradict the company's claims, touting the tag line "Same Safari. Different device." As a result, the Commission rejected Apple's claim and insists that "Safari qualifies as a single web browser, irrespective of the device through which that service is accessed.""

Chef's Kiss

Governments and stately instances so rarely have a proper grasp of technology. This is beautiful.

[–] sfgifz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

On example cited by Apple is Safari's sidebar feature on iPadOS and macOS, allowing users to see opened tabs, tab groups, bookmarks, and browsing history. Since this feature is unavailable in the version of Safari for iOS, Apple claimed that it is a distinctly different browser.

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Of course they did. Microsoft tried this in the 90's with Internet Explorer, Outlook, and Explorer. Sure, it does three different things, but it's the SAME THING.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 0 points 1 year ago

Those are actually different things and always have been. I don't know what point you think you're making.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 1 year ago

I'm a big fan of Apple's products, but this is some serious bullshit. Fuck off.

[–] remer@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Apple needs to allow non-webkit browsers on iOS.