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Apple is finally allowing Firefox to use its own engine on the iPhone (but only in the EU)
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this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2024
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Yeah, this is part of the big issue with chrome being internet explorer for this generation.
Chrome forking WebKit has the dog wagging the tail. Apple need to follow chrome's web 'standards', else they break compatibility. As well as the billions Google give Apple every year, no doubts influences their implementation of safari.
But this change means Chrome can stray further from WebKit and use this change to get people using chrome on apple devices.
The best thing for the future of the web is to use Firefox and boycott websites that don't support it. If another new browser technology comes about that too would be worth supporting.