Samuel
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Using alternative browser engines in the European Union - Support - Apple Developer
developer.apple.com
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thought agent jabsco ๐"in the European Union" is Apple fucking geofencing the ability to use a third-party browser runtime
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David BuchananI keep celebrating these EU wins and then remembering that I'm no longer an EU citizen
3 2 12Samuelholy shit I didnโt even register that ๐ญ rip
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Kuba Suder ๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ฆโน๏ธ
1thought agent jabsco ๐leave it to Apple to pour money into building an entire dam just so they can stop a rising tide from lifting all boats
thought agent jabsco ๐@alt.gov.jabsco.xxx.irs.crs.icp.war.hq.69.mkv.part.parody.fda.info.fbi.cia.fyiยท 25 Jan 2024yeah, but the thing is, compliance with other EU legislation (eg. GDPR) usually just gets implemented world-wide, because it wouldn't be worth the development time it takes to implement *another* layer restricting that implementation's scope
MailiaDonโt worry, the details of it are horrible.
videah ฮธฮMaybe itโs because Iโm cynical but Iโm worried this is just going to lead to Chrome/Blink gaining a bigger monopoly than they already have ๐
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Flick ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ Mucky Pups Dec, Scotia!It's weird how legislation designed to curb anti-competitive behaviour helps a completely different corporation become anti-competitive. Safari/WebKit is one of the few Apple products I'd love to stay somewhat dominant and relevant - not for Apple's sake, but for the browser market as a whole.
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