Apple Safari has been around for a long time second web browser in terms of market share. More precisely, if we look at the history of StatCounter, we see that it overtook Internet Explorer in mid-2014 and that, except for a rebound in the then Microsoft browser in December of that year, it has always hovered in this second position (although it only reached and exceeded it in on several occasions) 20% of it. This means that every fifth person uses the Cupertino browser when accessing the Internet.

This explains to us that last September, in connection with the development of the DMA (Digital Markets Act) of the European Union, Apple joined the list of six porter which will subsequently have to adapt to new European regulations. That’s right, yes Its presence in the given list is not only due to Safari, as iOS and the App Store also meet the criteria set by regulators to be part of this selection. In addition, a separate investigation into Apple’s ipadOS and iMessage allegations has been launched.

It is common and even understandable that in this type of situation the company Find a way to refute the arguments of these regulators, to avoid the effects of having to comply with said regulations. I say and repeat, it’s common and I think it’s normal. The key, of course, is not that they do it, but the argument they use for said defense. It’s here, at this point, that we’ve seen absolutely solid and uncontested defenses and others that seem to arise from… well, you know, the man who’s usually always at the bar with a toothpick in his mouth, giving his opinion everywhere on various topics.

Without reaching this level, but certainly far enough from virtuosity, PhoneArena tells us, and that’s right Apple stated before the EU, before publication porter, which offers not one, but three different web browsers, all called Safari. An argument that is a bit weak and Apple itself is actually responsible for the refutation on its own website, more specifically on the page dedicated to Safari, where in the section dedicated to Continuity we read « The same Safari. On different devices. You can check it here.

Manzana It wanted to use a similar defense in the cases of its App Store and operating systems, stating that it runs five different stores (effectively one for each operating system), and at least in the case of operating systems, it managed to convince the regulators because, as I mentioned earlier, only iOS is listed as an operating system at the moment, pending with the closure of the iPadOS investigation. However, as we saw in September, the defense of the three Safaris was not so productive. Maybe EU officials checked Apple’s website and saw the same thing we mentioned? We’ll never know.