• btmoo@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Modern Chrome and Safari used to share the same open source engine until it was forked. They’re not that different from each other

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      1 year ago

      But Google has no influence over WebKit/Safari

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      1 year ago

      They’ve been diverged for nearly 10 years, and their features and compatibility vary significantly at this point.

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      1 year ago

      Yes, they share the same WebKit roots, but Safari isn’t likely to make it impossible to block ads any time soon. That’s difference enough.