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by salil999 1016 days ago
Do you have proof nobody uses it? Quick Google search shows that it has slightly under 20% market share: https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share
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Part of that is going to be iOS where Apple simply bans anything not using the OS provided webkit. Filter to desktop share and the number drops to 13% https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/desktop/worl...

Which is still a decent chunk, but if it didn't have the same preinstalled advantage or OS/hardware optimizations it enjoys on MacOS it's hard to imagine that number would change much.

> if it didn't have the same preinstalled advantage

One could say the same about edge. And google’s practice of shoving “install chrome” notifications and pop ups down your throat at every opportunity when on a google website or app

It was in reference to the Windows version specifically, it was definitely not 20% marketshare on Windows
I assume parent commenter was referring to Safari for Windows