It seems like Apple is intentionally dragging its feet in implementing new web standards in Safari (webusb, webgpu, webmidi, bluetooth, filesystem, etc) in order to keep native apps relevant (which is a big cash cow for Apple).
if they implement them then the criticism morphs into “more tech for others to use when spying on us”.
Good. Native apps should stay relevant.
It is the one Chrome fork that sees some development.
(Yes, of course the forkage was the other way). So while they do have a seat at the standards table, i can't say i see much potential (or results). They also don't offer it outside their own locked-down platform by the looks of it. I.e. they have permanently kneecapped their market-share to near-pointless levels.
> they have permanently kneecapped their market-share to near-pointless levels.
they have 25% of the mobile browser market share.
Safari is WebKit based too since a few years back
It always has been.
What does this mean, "WebKit based too"? WebKit is primarily developed by Apple, Safari is the canonical browser that uses it.
It is actually Google's Blink that split off of WebKit, not the other way around.