Almost nobody uses Firefox - it's Safari that keeps balance in the browser world.
To be fair, you are correct in the mobile space, and that is now the lion share of devices, but Firefox does have a healthy 7.5% usage in the desktop space if the metrics on this page are to be believed.
“2.5.6 Apps that browse the web must use the appropriate WebKit framework and WebKit Javascript.”
From the App Store guidelines.
It’s not a choice thing.
*without jailbreaking
It sucks that Apple does this but it doesn't actually change the fact that Firefox use is at 3%.
I'm sure you really tip the scales.
> The people who actually care about browsers (and, perhaps, "anonymity", or "doing the right thing") have all largely moved on from Chrome.
Well then clearly most people don't care do they?
Isn't that the point? Firefox isn't having a significant impact. They aren't achieving what they say they want to.
Safari's having much more of an impact.
Why get so upset about someone whom you are apparently certain has no impact?
But a datapoint of one is meaningless.
So what? Is there a limit to the number of browsers in the world?
What's the point in arguing who is better balance keeper?