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Yes. macOS is an open platform. You can install whatever you want.

Yes, MacOS never had similar limitations as on iOS. I'm using Firefox which uses its own renderer as a daily on my Mac. There are signs that iOS will (be forced to?) drop that restriction as well in the future. Google started working on a Blink based Chrome for iOS.

Yes they are, what you are talking about is only happening in iOS.