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Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads(www.windowscentral.com)

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AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca
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For all the firefox fans out there it might be good to note there have consistently been more Safari users than Firefox users since 2014. Hell Safari has been the number two browser by market share since 2015.

Browsers have to get very SHITTY or a new browser has to have a killer app to unseat a dominate one.

https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share#monthly-200901-202408

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megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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I don’t think safari is even remotely comparable given that it’s a default browser on macs.

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sensiblepuffin@lemmy.world
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Also, I’m pretty sure it’s not possible to install any other browser on iPhones unless you get root.

Edit: It looks like you can with iOS 15.0

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fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Those are all just skins on safari. Until like 6 months ago you couldn’t install any web browser with a renderer other than safari. And that’s only in the EU.

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JimmyMcGill@lemmy.world
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I’ve had iPhone for years and I can’t remember the last time I didn’t use chrome with it

Never rooted my phones either. It’s definitely not blocked

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megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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As I understand it, any browser on iPhone has to be built on WebKit, so even if you install fire fox or chrome, it’s running on a totally different web engine than the desktop version. Making them more safari re-skins in the same way that stuff like brave or opera are just chrome reskins.

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AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca
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How so ? The default browser on Windows is Edge, people keep installing Chrome? Chrome is available on MacOS, yet people stick with Safari?

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megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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some people stick with safari, but no one is replacing chrome, fire fox, or edge with safari. People choose to replace edge because it is obtrusive and annoying to use, safari isn’t.

In that context, safari is not a competitor for Firefox in the same way chrome is. It’s comparing apples to oranges.

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TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world
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Almost like being the default gives you an unfair advantage or something.

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