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Web engines market share: Chromium - 80%, WebKit - 20%

FOSS patents: "Apple apologists seek to defend the Webkit engine monopoly"

Yes they do. WebKIT is new IE which hinders the Web, not chromium, at least not yet.

https://www.theregister.com/2022/05/23/opinion_column/

https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/14/telegram_safari

And the only safari rule is banned in the EU's Digital Markets Act, so whether Apple likes it or not, Safari monopoly is over.

twitter.com/OpenWebAdvocacy/status/1527101988256722944

I'm curious, what is your definition of monopoly?

You can't use any non-WebKIT engine on IOS, that's a an absolute monopoly.

Is chrome a monopoly? at this point yes, but ignoring safari is not a solution, Safari is universally hated because of its limitations which are made on purpose.

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