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I can only speak for Japan, but all three major carriers here had app stores years before the iPhone launched. (Apple's may have been the first store operated

I can only speak for Japan, but all three major carriers here had app stores years before the iPhone launched. (Apple's may have been the first store operated by a hardware maker rather than a carrier though.)

DagAgren 7y ago
Yes, carriers had app stores, that were not generally open to anyone, and that took a much bigger cut than Apple.
- fenomas 7y ago
  > that were not generally open to anyone Apple's store isn't open to anyone. > and that took a much bigger cut than Apple. AFAIK Docomo (largest carrier in Japan) took 9%. Are you sure you know what you're talking about here?
  - DagAgren 7y ago
    I don't see a reasonable definition by which the Apple app store is not open to anyone to publish in.
    - fenomas 7y ago
      It's open to anyone Apple certifies, and not to anyone else. How is that different from Docomo's model 5-6 years earlier?