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  1. 1990 ➡️ First web browser (WorldWideWeb) is released 1991 ➡️ First third-party browser engine (libwww) available on (classic) Mac OS 2007 ➡️ First web browser on iOS: Safari 2022, a mere 15 years later 😬 still waiting on that first third-party browser engine on iOS
    1. …in reply to @zachleat
      I’m curious how many folks remember the 2009 EU decision that forced Microsoft to add a browser-choice selection on Windows en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Corp._v._Commission#Related_investigations This was a question of defaults—not the more locked down question of whether or not installations were *allowed at all*