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I wish Safari browser didn't exist

8 pointsby ianberdinabout 3 years ago

6 comments

Jcowellabout 3 years ago
&gt; iOS users can&#x27;t technically switch the browser, so we have to make an ugly app and hacks because only you, Safari Explorer.<p>For a user perspective , this is actually good. Instead of coping out and being beholden to Chrome , developers are forced to accommodate. If it was Firefox instead of safari , this developer would’ve very well not put in the effort which is <i>bad</i> for the web and the greater scheme of user privacy ( A chrome monopoly is incompatible with user privacy). Developers are known for going for the path of least resistance even if it means the users lose in the short or long term.
syspecabout 3 years ago
I wish a browser didn&#x27;t exist because my pet feature is not implemented. I wish to give google full control over all browser market share, so they can increase the size of their moat such that no new entrants could ever hope to compete.<p>There&#x27;s no way I&#x27;ll regret that decision
gkbrkabout 3 years ago
I have to agree here. Nothing would be better than giving Google control of 95% of the browser marketshare instead of the current 76%. It&#x27;s not like they have abused their current position or anything.
wdbabout 3 years ago
Personally, Safari is my preferred browser to consume content, but Edge for development work.<p>If you feel strongly about having this in Webkit; you can always consider hiring someone or make your own PR for the project
throwmeariver1about 3 years ago
Yeah, Safari has problems but iframes should have been made obsolete with frames and frameset in HTML5 and if M$ didn&#x27;t lobby for it they would be... so much for #Safari #Explorer.
Maursaultabout 3 years ago
There are only two browsers: Gecko (Firefox) and WebKit (everything else).