LOL, I wish.
I would note that I'm a professional browser extension developer and have a great deal of experience with this.
> The only thing you need a Mac for is, again, distribution.
Or, you know, testing your software. Or are you in the habit of shipping software without any testing?
> If not for that it’s really not that different to developing a website that will open on Safari without access to an Apple device.
Also a bad idea.
> They could either be distributed on Apple’s extensions gallery or you could distribute the files yourself.
You may have still have needed Safari to package the extension, though I don't recall for sure, because that was 15 years ago.
In any case, I'm glad you mentioned it, because there was not near-parity in extension availability back then either.
LOL, I wish.
I would note that I'm a professional browser extension developer and have a great deal of experience with this.
> The only thing you need a Mac for is, again, distribution.
Or, you know, testing your software. Or are you in the habit of shipping software without any testing?
> If not for that it’s really not that different to developing a website that will open on Safari without access to an Apple device.
Also a bad idea.
> They could either be distributed on Apple’s extensions gallery or you could distribute the files yourself.
You may have still have needed Safari to package the extension, though I don't recall for sure, because that was 15 years ago.
In any case, I'm glad you mentioned it, because there was not near-parity in extension availability back then either.