> I have a less optimistic take. At the moment, the only thing standing between the world and a Chrome-only monoculture is iOS Safari. Nobody in a suit can make a business case for not supporting iOS Safari, given its market share, and also given the fact that the entire C-Suite and senior management team at any given company are using Safari on their iPhone and iPad. A page not working on iOS Safari is a serious business problem that people will take seriously, today.
This doesn't sound like an argument against the change, only a pessimistic outlook for its effects.
Right, both things can be true. Apple has a closed web browser ecosystem, and that's bad for users. Opening up that ecosystem could possibly lead to even greater market dominance by Chrome, which would also be bad for users.
> I have a less optimistic take. At the moment, the only thing standing between the world and a Chrome-only monoculture is iOS Safari. Nobody in a suit can make a business case for not supporting iOS Safari, given its market share, and also given the fact that the entire C-Suite and senior management team at any given company are using Safari on their iPhone and iPad. A page not working on iOS Safari is a serious business problem that people will take seriously, today.
This doesn't sound like an argument against the change, only a pessimistic outlook for its effects.