They'll still be invented, just somewhere else. The iPhone is a good example of how this might play out. It's a locked-down system full of problems for develop

They'll still be invented, just somewhere else. The iPhone is a good example of how this might play out. It's a locked-down system full of problems for developers, but that doesn't mean innovation in the phone industry stopped. You had a dead/slow industry, Apple woke it up, and now everyone is moving forward quickly. The customer wins. Open phone platforms like Android will enjoy growth because of that open platform, even if Apple remains closed.