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Probably because that was the only thing possible at the time.

• sunchild 17y ago
  Not really. Native third party apps were originally a concession to demands from users/developers by all accounts I've heard. Regardless, the original strategy was to encourage web-based apps.
  • micampe 17y ago
    Do you really think they are that stupid and applications were not planned since day one? Come on. They even have games on plain old iPods.
    • sunchild 17y ago
      Well, since there was an SDK since day one, of course they anticipated third party development. The point is that they were pointing developers at web apps at launch. Why am I explaining this to you? It's public record. Look it up.
  • rimantas 17y ago
    Well, you did not read a lot of accounts then. Unless you believe that it was possible to develop the SDK (and APIs and App Store) to the level it was released at in six months. Of course it was planned from the very start it was just a matter of resources and priorities. SDK was not ready by the time iPhone was launched, was it a good reason to delay the product? No.