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by ksec 1592 days ago
They need Safari on Windows, Developer Edition.

But instead they force you to buy an M1 Mac mini for testing, or rent one on AWS or other Cloud. They will spend PR resources attacking those site that doesn't support Safari, which may harm their user on iOS. And force them to support Safari by spending money on Apple. Brilliant strategy by Tim Cook.

Edit: I know you could use other webkit browser on Windows for testing.
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falcolas 1592 days ago
I avoided this portion of the argument earlier, but…

Given the yearly cost of your average software development team and their budget for development laptops/desktops, a $700 mac mini for Safari testing is pocket lint for your average corporation.

Even for independent contractors, that cost is pretty trivial in the scheme of other tools and software that designers and developers pay for.

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