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Originally Posted by PKIDelirium
They didn't have a business model before,
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Not directly, but:
- the browser market was different then. Chrome wasn't a thing, neither as a dominant force nor as a browser with an engine similar to Safari. You probably used IE or Firefox. There was a real (if long) shot at Safari becoming a third force.
- The iPhone had just launched, and Apple wanted web developers to make their stuff compatible. Helps having a browser that behaves almost exactly like on the phone.
With Chrome out, the dominant browser is sufficiently similar that Safari doesn't have much of a shot, and Chrome is mostly good enough for testing if your site works on iPhone. (And if it doesn't, developers now increasingly blame Apple, regardless of whether that's fair.)
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Originally Posted by PKIDelirium
they just chucked it out there (with the main source being a Safari/iTunes combo download) for free. I mean, it's lot like they can't afford to develop it new and still have it free again...
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They could, but at best, it would provide a way to get your iCloud tabs on Windows. A bit like using Edge on iPhone.
…I guess that might be enough of a reason? I worry that they wouldn't really give it its due if they went that path.