I don’t see that as a threat honestly. safari being the default app pretty much guarantees its place unless google comes up with a killer feature for iOS chrome. And they are unlikely to make that push considering apple demands the app to be distributed only in Japan.

Besides, the mobile web is becoming more and more of a niche platform, since the web is becoming centralised as time passes and most main sites redirect to their own apps.

And that’s without considering direct web search being replaced by AI search,which google seems convinced is the way forward.

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MBCook 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It was the default on the Mac and it’s nowhere near the most popular there.

Google pushes Chrome HARD.

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cosmic_cheese 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yep. I've even been seeing Chrome TV ads lately (on Amazon Prime Video). They're marketing it pretty hard despite being dominant.

Also, it's wise to not underestimate the power of developers ceasing to test against non-Blink browsers and taking a page from their IE-era past selves with "Best Viewed in Chrome" and "Browser outdated! Download Chrome" badges. There are few user motivators stronger than things not working.

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ribosometronome 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Similarly, Edge is the default on Windows. Chrome has 75% of the market share.

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ndiddy 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yeah it's fun how Google displays a full-page ad for Chrome every few times I do a Google search on iOS Safari that I have to dismiss before seeing the results.

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benoau 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yeah but the solution to that is to be good at breaking monopolies, not allowing one to stop another.

	▲	kelthuzad 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Make no mistake, that is one of the top 5 arguments that "Leave the trillion dollar company alone" types love throwing in every discussion regarding this topic. It's not an accidental or innocent kind of argument, it will pop up under pretty much every article that discusses Apple and Anti-Trust. It's an underhanded way of defending Apple's anti-competitive business practices akin to "let Apple be anti-competitive or [insert doomsday scenario here]". Instead of advocating for application of proper anti-trust measures in order to restore a healthy and competitive market, they want to maintain the status quo where the Gatekeepers can do as they please.

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rplnt 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Always had. From blocking features by UA to ads worth billions of dollars (only little of which they had to actually pay).

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geraldwhen 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Google has no actual content left to find. It’s AI spam website after AI spam website.

And if you find any content, it’s on a website riddled with ads.

AI search has none of these issues. Google from 15 years ago was wildly superior to today.

	▲	kace91 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		>AI search has none of these issues Yet. AI feeds from the content it substitutes. I’m skeptical to the long term feasibility for this reason, how is it going to bring me news when publishing those news is no longer profitable, for example?
	▲	zx8080 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		The last working site in google search is reddit. Adding keyword reddit enables it. But it's disappointing.

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tom1337 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> safari being the default app

but this can change. At least in the EU Apple already prompts a user which browser they want [1]. While at the moment every browser is WebKit under the hood, this will probably change as the EU is also pushing Apple to allow other engines [2] - and with users knowing Chrome from Ads, their work or from a previous Android phone, I can imagine a lot of them selecting Chrome as a default.

1: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Apple-alters-selection-screen-f... 2: https://developer.apple.com/support/alternative-browser-engi...

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s3p 38 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Until websites block you from logging in, completing transactions, ordering items until you open it with Chrome