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greggsy • yesterday at 3:48 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Forgive my ignorance.

How is the iOS engine requirement considered a monopoly?


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cassianoleal • yesterday at 4:49 PM

Because Apple controls the only browser engine that runs on iOS and iPadOS. There are no alternatives. Chrome, Firefox and other browsers are just the browser chrome on top of the Safari/WebKit engine. Apple will not allow anything else.

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ur-whale • yesterday at 3:51 PM

iOS is a de-facto monopoly in the first place.

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