Ha! You're complaining about HNers while also being one?
You missing a crucial point here. Using an alternative browser on iOS is not actually that helpful. Nine-times out of ten, I use spotlight (swiping down from the home screen) to type search queries because it's much faster than entering an app. This will always use the built-in search provider. Secondly, I use siri to do quick lookups, "search for ravioli recipe" which also uses default search provider. Any context menu like "Lookup" or "Search on X" uses the built-in provider.
A blanket statement such as yours suppresses ideas. Let people talk... isn't that why HN exists.
I for one think allowing the ability to add a custom search is a no-brainer and I think this deal may be a real reason why it doesn't exist. It's so easy to add this that it seems real shady it doesn't exist...
You missing a crucial point here. Using an alternative browser on iOS is not actually that helpful. Nine-times out of ten, I use spotlight (swiping down from the home screen) to type search queries because it's much faster than entering an app. This will always use the built-in search provider. Secondly, I use siri to do quick lookups, "search for ravioli recipe" which also uses default search provider. Any context menu like "Lookup" or "Search on X" uses the built-in provider.
A blanket statement such as yours suppresses ideas. Let people talk... isn't that why HN exists.
I for one think allowing the ability to add a custom search is a no-brainer and I think this deal may be a real reason why it doesn't exist. It's so easy to add this that it seems real shady it doesn't exist...