Mozilla says Apple’s new browser rules are “as painful as possible” for Firefox

JustUseMint , 5 months ago

Would mozzilla be able to just cave, and stay on WebKit to make their lives easier? Until Apple concedes to allowing non WebKit in the US

hedgehog , 5 months ago

I’m Tim Apple and I think that’s a great question. Why don’t they just do that?

Buffalox , 5 months ago

Oh man that's hilarious. 😋
I read it in the voice of the guy from SAMTIME: https://www.youtube.com/@SAMTIME Who calls himself Sam from Apple when he makes fun of Apple.

AngryPancake , 5 months ago

Mozilla has been building gecko for decades, why would they cave to a conglomerate and invalidate their principles?

QuarterSwede , 5 months ago

It’s not even that. This new browser engine rule only applies to iOS, not iPadOS. I mean Apple is really being complete assholes with the EU.

autotldr Bot , 5 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

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Apple’s new rules in the European Union mean browsers like Firefox can finally use their own engines on iOS.

Although this may seem like a welcome change, Mozilla spokesperson Damiano DeMonte tells The Verge it’s “extremely disappointed” with the way things turned out.

“We are still reviewing the technical details but are extremely disappointed with Apple’s proposed plan to restrict the newly-announced BrowserEngineKit to EU-specific apps,” DeMonte says.

In iOS 17.4, Apple will no longer force browsers in the EU to use WebKit, the underlying engine that powers Safari.

“Apple’s proposals fail to give consumers viable choices by making it as painful as possible for others to provide competitive alternatives to Safari,” DeMonte adds.

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney called the new terms a “horror show,” while Spotify said the changes are a “farce.” Apple’s guidelines are still pending approval by the EU Commission.

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