FatCat@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe DMA already having an impact. Brave Browser installs surge after introduction of browser choice splash screen on iOS.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square119linkfedilinkarrow-up1945arrow-down166file-text
arrow-up1879arrow-down1imageThe DMA already having an impact. Brave Browser installs surge after introduction of browser choice splash screen on iOS.lemmy.worldFatCat@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square119linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareObsidianZed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoI was a bit confused too. So all that’s changed is a specific splash screen during new phone setup prompting the user to pick a default browser?
minus-squarehswolf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-21 year agoyes, because the average user doesn’t even know there are different browsers, and that they can change the default one, which is great to “vendor lock” your own browser, in this case Safari from iOS
minus-squareObsidianZed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoGotcha, but even in that case, what’s convincing most of those average users from picking a different browser? The logo? “Ooh pretty lion?”
I was a bit confused too. So all that’s changed is a specific splash screen during new phone setup prompting the user to pick a default browser?
yes, because the average user doesn’t even know there are different browsers, and that they can change the default one, which is great to “vendor lock” your own browser, in this case Safari from iOS
Gotcha, but even in that case, what’s convincing most of those average users from picking a different browser? The logo? “Ooh pretty lion?”
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