Bruce Lawson ✅ ♫ ♿ ✌️♂️✊Jul 7, 2023
Japan's final report into mobile ecosystems is in. "Mandatory use of WebKit impedes fair and equitable competition between Safari and third-party browsers … Hindering the development of web apps …adversely affecting the
competitive environment in entire mobile ecosystem." https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/singi/digitalmarket/pdf_e/documents_230616.pdf
Show threadBruce Lawson ✅ ♫ ♿ ✌️♂️✊Jul 7, 2023
"Safari or WebKit has many unavailable features and poor performance", "On iOS, some features are available only for Safari, and are/were not available for 3rd party browsers", "Safari lags behind web app support". (p 25)
Show threadBruce Lawson ✅ ♫ ♿ ✌️♂️✊Jul 7, 2023
"Mandatory use of WebKit impedes fair and equitable competition between Safari and third-party browsers … the opportunity to select other browsers with excellent
security, etc. is deprived. Users lose the choice of browsers that use browser engines other than WebKit, and are exposed to security risks." (p 26)
Show threadBruce Lawson ✅ ♫ ♿ ✌️♂️✊Jul 7, 2023
The Japanese regulator proposes an end to the #appleBrowserBan: "Platform operators that provide OS of a certain size or larger shall be prohibited from requiring app developers to use OS providers’ own browser engines" (p 26) https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/singi/digitalmarket/pdf_e/documents_230616.pdf
Show threadMatthew "Smiffy" SmithJul 7, 2023
@brucelawson Was the EU doing something similar?
Show threadBruce Lawson ✅ ♫ ♿ ✌️♂️✊Jul 7, 2023
@grumpysmiffy It did, already law: https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/cma-dma-nov-22/
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Show threadMatthew "Smiffy" SmithJul 7, 2023

@brucelawson Oh, this IS good news to end the week! I'm not in hospital (far too many days "inside" this year, after an unfortunate fall in the hay shed, which led to cellulitis, and more) surrounded by happy dogs, got work to the end of the month thrashed out with first video call in 2 years with Orthodox priest client, and now this!

And to come, the selection of 12 German beers I picked up from the PO today.

Thanks, Bruce, have a good weekend!

Show threadBruce Lawson ✅ ♫ ♿ ✌️♂️✊Jul 7, 2023
@grumpysmiffy get well soon old chap!
Show threadMatthew "Smiffy" Smith

@brucelawson Thanks, Bruce. Got 55 with only my chronic health shit, only minor electives in hospital, then I said that I was glad that 2022 was over. 2023 said "hold my beer!" I now have a LOT of thoughts and feels about remote working, and workplace accessibility. So I've gained some pretty good takes from this unsought experience. And some laughs, trying to talk to major client in Austria whilst nurse is doing obs.

Anyway, how are YOU going? I've been out of what was our sphere for A LONG TIME, so rather out of touch.

Jul 7, 2023 at 9:45amWeb