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App stores did exist prior to Apple's. They just make it seem like they didn't by coining the usage of the word "app" instead of application or program. For e
by causality0 6y ago
App stores did exist prior to Apple's. They just make it seem like they didn't by coining the usage of the word "app" instead of application or program. For example, the Xbox Live Marketplace launched in 2005, allowing users to purchase games, expansions, themes, backgrounds, avatars, and apps such as Netflix and Youtube. Other app stores that predate Apple's include Handango in 2003, Nokia Catalogs in 2005, and NTT DoCoMo's i-mode in 1999, the first integrated online app store for mobile phones.