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by lotsofpulp 1831 days ago
> This idea that only Chrome matters is absolutely coming from the bottom up and when you point out something broken in Safari the first response from them is "Does it work in Chrome?" before they even look at it because they themselves don't even test in a second browser.

I would have thought at least iOS Safari would be a major consideration for anyone due to the ubiquity of iOS devices.
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mistersquid 1831 days ago
> I would have thought at least iOS Safari would be a major consideration for anyone due to the ubiquity of iOS devices.

If web developers give any consideration to iOS, it usually results in a comparison of Mobile Safari to IE 6.

In reality, Google Chrome’s unilateral provisioning of unratified features drives developers to dismiss competing products as obsolete. In this way, Google Chrome advances the “extend” phase of technological dominance while well-intentioned and overworked web developers implement the “extinguish” phase.

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1over137 1831 days ago
Ubiquity of iOS devices? They are only about 15% of smartphones.
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handrous 1831 days ago
They're way, way more of:

1) Smartphone use, both in general and for web browsing, and

2) Spending on smartphones

These have been true long enough and to a large enough degree that they're usually taken as assumed, baseline facts by anyone involved in mobile software products.

The two of which are why companies not only care about them, but, in fact, iOS' numbers are so good on both of those that it can be tempting to go iOS first for many products, if you have to choose only one platform, even if your demographics don't skew iOS.

iOS devices are used more than Android devices, and their owners spend a lot more on average. There are probably several reasons for this and its unclear which is dominant, but in the end, it doesn't really matter why, if you're just chasing the market.

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lotsofpulp 1831 days ago
50% in the US, and I assume greater proportions amongst those more able to spend money. Plus iPads.
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lxgr 1831 days ago
That heavily varies by market.
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TheCoelacanth 1830 days ago
But like 80% of the executives making decisions.
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