Apple's Browser Rules Stifle Innovation on iOS, Says UK Regulator (macrumors.com)
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- News link: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/24/11/22/1413218/apples-browser-rules-stifle-innovation-on-ios-says-uk-regulator
- Source link: https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/22/apple-browser-rules-stifle-innovation-cma/
> In its report, the CMA's independent inquiry group determined that Apple's Safari browser policies prevent competing browsers from implementing certain features, such as faster webpage loading technologies. The investigation also revealed that many UK app developers would prefer to offer progressive web apps as an alternative to App Store distribution, but Apple's current iOS limitations make this impractical.
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> Adding to competitive concerns, the regulator highlighted a revenue-sharing agreement between Apple and Google that "significantly reduces their financial incentives to compete" in the mobile browser space on iOS. The CMA also found that both companies can manipulate how users are presented with browser choices, making their own offerings appear as the clearest or easiest options.
[1] https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/22/apple-browser-rules-stifle-innovation-cma/
Horrible oversight by the community (Score:3)
The fact that this issue hasn't been seized upon by the "community" shows how dumb we are. This radically changed the Internet landscape as phones took off, and that anti-Freedom momentum never stopped.
My suspicion is that FF got so much money from Google, they decided to strategically keep their mouths shut about big-company abuse. Instead of being bomb-throwers, they decided to be "fair competitors." Very politically short-sighted.
Instead of being inspired by leaders with a vision for openness, we canceled RMS and embraced the same-old bullshit administrative/capitalist way of thinking.
FF has been carrying water for Apple and Google. Time to stop!
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You know that Apple isn't part of the "community", right?
Also, you know that Apple has a cult like following that loves the warm embrace of Apple "taking care of them", right?
How many Apple people argue FOR the walled garden?
No need to get your knickers in a knot, but I thought I'd point out that the community doesn't get much, um, any, consideration from the powers that be.
I would agree that FF's complicity was bought though.
Who doesn't want to get into the (data gathering) game though?
Are you enjoying the
Protection vs Monopoly behavior (Score:3)
I'll have to admit I'm divided on the subject. I wish other browser engines could be on IOS, but also there are some dubious players who I'm glad can not release a browser engine. I think having it all safari allows Apple to have more control over data flows for better and for worse. Some privacy guarantees man only be practical this way. For all of Apple's abuses they have done a lot to check other large data collectors. If everything were proper open source, that may be even better, but we don't live in that world right now and are unlikely to get there soon.
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The big difference is *optional*. Safari-only could be the default, but a user should have the option to not be coddled/strangled by Apple. Similarly, Android, by default, will only run applications downloaded from Google. But a normal configuration option is to allow other applications to load. It seems not enough Apple users are pushing for browser options, or the lack of it is not important enough for them to buy something else. The question is then, who should *force* Apple to make changes to how t
Open up Playstation and VW platforms! (Score:3, Insightful)
It's unfair that people can't run anything they want on things they own because of anti-competitive software locks. . .
Everything Apple does stifles... (Score:3)
...innovation, choice and the right to repair
They want total control
I'm torn here (Score:2)
I think all apps should be able to compete equally.
But also I hate progressive web apps
If the reality is how I read this, apple may be doing as much for the web here as when they chose to not support flash.
need to allow the full firefox and full chrome! (Score:3)
need to allow the full firefox and full chrome!
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> need to allow the full firefox and full chrome!
The EU is forcing Apple to do this already. Just no one wants to make an EU only browser as it's "too much work" to maintain two code bases. At least that was Mozilla's excuse for not doing it.