For folks who aren't into the minutiae of browser benchmarks, Speedometer is a test suite *primarily developed by Apple*, results of which it has used in regulatory filings to claim users don't need and/or wouldn't benefit from real browser competition.

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#cssday continued… Great chats with @schepp.dev and @erwinhofman.bsky.social, advanced CSS talks with @kizu.dev, learned a lot from @joshtumath.uk, got my brain melted by @html5test.com, and of course special thanks to @rgadellaa.bsky.social for fighting the good battle with @open-web-advocacy.org.

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The silver lining here is that Safari alternatives on iOS are actively being worked on (status described as “research prototype”). I’m not sure I’ve seen any official confirmation of that up until now.

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Apple's WebKit performance tax leaves iOS browsers stuck in the slow lane, says Microsoft. "The performance tax comes to 28.6%, almost as much as Apple's 30% commission. Even without performance optimisation, Blink on iOS is faster than WebKit. But you can't have it, because of Apple's iOS rules.

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So many Safari 26.x features I'd love to have access to, but I refuse to upgrade & be subjected to liquid (gl)ass. Really need actual browser choice on iOS.

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