@JohnMu @danbri Yepp, the analogy gets weaker. I guess the gist is: people shouldn’t have to worry about the engine as long as it lets them get their regular tasks done. Which boils down to defining what counts as a “regular task” on the Web. Browser vend
@JohnMu @danbri The analogy becomes weaker here, but you’d choose a different engine (and car) when you want to drive in a desert or on a Formula 1 track (i.e., advanced apps) instead of the city, but with both a Jeep engine or a McLaren engine you could
@danbri @AnaestheticsApp Analogy of course, not metaphor. And yes, I dug up the difference now, trying to improve my knowledge on multiple levels here… https://t.co/O30PZw3zRK
@danbri People definitely don’t know this, but it can be easily explained with metaphors: Cars are the browsers, and car engines are, well, the browser engines. Some cars share the same engine (examples: https://t.co/WvYzPlmcPT) on the inside, but typical
@danbri Absolutely correct, just on desktop, where this kind of behavior may be less expected.
“My site is broken on DuckDuckGo’s browser†will be an interesting bug.
“In other words, on Windows, the browser will use Edge/Chromium rendering, and the same goes for Safari/Webkit on macOS.â€
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@TheRealNooshu Thanks for taking the energy to write this up! Wishing the remaining 5% of G. the worst of times! All the best and much courage to you and your family. Hugs! 🤗