[deleted] t1_jci7iwf wrote on March 17, 2023 at 12:27 AM

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shalol t1_jciihf9 wrote on March 17, 2023 at 1:50 AM

> Beyond that, mobile safari is the backing engine for all browsers on ios devices, even Chrome.

^(*Because Apple forces every IOS browser to use their engine, everything is just a reskin of safari)

JimJohnes t1_jcipyi3 wrote on March 17, 2023 at 2:49 AM

Market share of iOS is less than half that of Android (27% vs 72%). Same goes for Chrome and Chromium based browsers - so that's where web developers priorities of optimization and debugging are.

Lopsided-Seasoning t1_jckxy0k wrote on March 17, 2023 at 4:10 PM

Plus, why would Apple care if they can just keep outsourcing the problem to web developers for free?