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0 pointsneya8y ago0 comments

Couldn't agree more. These days, I simply tell my clients I won't bother supporting Safari.

I burnt my finger once with Service Workers[1]. "Oh, but I use Safari as my primary browser" doesn't hold anymore, because, you're not the majority. Sorry. [2]

I second it. Safari is the new IE.

[1] http://caniuse.com/#feat=serviceworkers

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers#/m...

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mcintyre19948y ago· 2 in thread

Does this include iOS Safari?

ssalka8y ago

If you go to that link, it lists both Safari and iOS Safari versions - it looks like neither of the next versions (v11) will have service worker support yet

mcintyre19948y ago

Oops I didn't notice that would be so unclear, I was referring to the parent's "I won't bother supporting Safari". I'd be surprised if no iOS support is generally considered acceptable for websites.

coldtea8y ago

>"Oh, but I use Safari as my primary browser" doesn't hold anymore, because, you're not the majority. Sorry. I second it. Safari is the new IE.

How IE became IE-the-problem, is because users rushed to support IE-only features, not caring for browsers that were "not the majority".

Those that don't know history are doomed to repeat it.

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