Does Mac prohibit other browser engines like they do on iOS?

Doesn’t do a lot of good, that they let you use other browsers if they are just reskins for Safari.

I remember Mac os ignoring my default browser choice many times and instead launching a web page in safari.

True, I forgot that part. Thanks! Still, it comes as weird for me to have software (zero tied to OS functions ) I cannot remove

Mac literally doesn’t allow any other browser engine. They only allow webkit.

So your options are:

• Safari

• Safari with Chrome aesthetics

• Safari with Firefox aesthetics

• Safari with [insert browser here] aesthetics