Abject Praise

The latest flare-up in the browser wars is less about Apple’s new software update and more about whether Apple deserves a gold star for finally fixing old problems. The article argues that Apple’s Safari browser is still improving more slowly than rivals, even as Apple’s marketing celebrates its progress. In plain English: critics say Apple is acting like the class hero for handing in homework everyone else finished ages ago.

And the comment section? Deliciously split between eye-rolls, snark, and drive-by comedy. One camp basically said, “Calm down and just build websites more simply,” with one commenter bluntly declaring, “If not all browsers support a feature, don’t use it… ask your LLM.” That got instant applause from another reader: “Yow! Well said.” Translation: some people think developers are overcomplicating things and should stop waiting for Apple to catch up.

But the funniest hit came from a commenter who spotted the most Apple-shaped irony imaginable: Apple’s own browser apparently doesn’t support the ‘squircle’ corner shape, the rounded-square style that screams Apple design. That joke practically writes itself. Meanwhile, another reader skipped the technical fight entirely and went after the author’s wording, sneering that “rubbishing” is a terrible word. So yes, the debate somehow became part browser standards fight, part grammar police convention.

The real mood here is clear: people are tired of Apple being praised for incremental catch-up, and the community is serving that frustration with sarcasm, nitpicks, and some truly premium petty energy.