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I partially disagree, the main reason we have app stores is because it was a model that worked fairly well for the iPhone and everyone else badly copied it. Th

by soup10 13y ago

I partially disagree, the main reason we have app stores is because it was a model that worked fairly well for the iPhone and everyone else badly copied it. The lockin effect is an ancillary benefit.

dmix 13y ago
Also for the billions of dollars it funneled into Apple via distribution lock in.