slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
What's happening with WebKit/Safari is a minor revolution for web development, but the *cause* of that progress is not that Apple suddenly cares about the web. It does not.
No, they're being backed into minimally funding Safari in order to stave off regulation that might otherwise lead to competition. And make no mistake; the are NOT happy about the idea of having to compete:
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3686054/apple-appeals-uk-probe-but-is-it-just-buying-time.html