[syntheticlife]

If there was any doubt as to why mobile browsers are so uncustomizable, it is specifically because it is the last remaining place where users are held captive by content providers.

This is why Google and Apple don't allow plugins. This is why mobile is important. It's the last place users can be held down and forced to view advertisements against their wishes. Why do you think Firefox Home (mobile) was killed off? There's no money in it.

[sheetjs]

> This is why Google and Apple don't allow plugins. This is why mobile is important. It's the last place users can be held down and forced to view advertisements against their wishes.

It's clear why Google is incentivized to force users to view advertisements, but why Apple? AFAICT they don't profit from banner ads on others' sites (IIRC there are no iAds for Safari)

[Zhenya]

Chrome fan here who finally switched to firefox mobile because of this specific issue.

Ad block plus + ghostery.

[gcb0]

it would damage their position of everyone developing first for IOS. which is sadly the current state. as soon as those users stop briging money to the publishers, apple will have a phone incompatible with most sites...