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Is Chrome the New IE? (2023)

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281 points bentocorp | 6 comments | 17 Nov 24 22:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.416s | source | bottom
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MBCook ◴[18 Nov 24 02:46 UTC] No.42169292[source]▶
Yes.

If it works on Chrome, no one cares or even tests for other things.

If there is a JS feature in Chrome they want to use, so it’s impossible to use other browsers (instead of looking wrong) people do it.

Performs fine in Chrome? Ship it.

Yes, Chrome is the new IE in that it’s the only browsers companies care about, just like IE was for a very long time.

Everything has to be Chrome compatible to succeed. That’s the benchmark, not what the spec says.

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gtk40 ◴[18 Nov 24 19:23 UTC] No.42175925[source]▶
I manage websites for a couple of non-profits. A very high percentage of traffic is from Safari (mostly on iOS) -- 40% on one site. Only testing in Chrome seems like a bad idea.
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1. int_19h ◴[18 Nov 24 21:08 UTC] No.42177059[source]▶
It really depends on where in the world we're talking about. iOS is big in some places (like US) but insignificant in others.
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2. MBCook ◴[19 Nov 24 00:42 UTC] No.42178972[source]▶
It also depends on the kind of site. The more the operator thinks you should be using a desktop, the worse it is.
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3. throwaway2037 ◴[19 Nov 24 03:23 UTC] No.42179836[source]▶
iOS is important in all rich countries, and if you want to address wealthy people in developing markets. It is very important for these reasons.
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4. Woeps ◴[19 Nov 24 10:13 UTC] No.42181828[source]▶
In Europe Safari has decent 21%. Thus I would not neglect Apples web browser but calling it very important is going a step to far in my opinion.
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5. gtk40 ◴[19 Nov 24 12:25 UTC] No.42182677[source]▶
Yeah one non-profit is a place that people physically so I imagine a lot of people look at it on their cell phone. We have over half of our visitors on mobile.
6. alsetmusic ◴[20 Nov 24 17:51 UTC] No.42196455{3}[source]▶
One in five is not enough to be very important? I disagree.