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Well, the iTunes store came online in 2003. Not much of a stretch to foresee a marketplace for apps much like the marketplace for music. Whether it would be s
by t1m 13y ago
Well, the iTunes store came online in 2003. Not much of a stretch to foresee a marketplace for apps much like the marketplace for music. Whether it would be successful or not is another thing.
- fvrghl 13y agoI disagree; apps were never a guarantee. Steve was adamant about not having 3rd party apps on the iPhone for a long time. However, with 20/20 hindsight it's easy to see.
- guywithabike 13y agoSteve was also adamant about not doing a phone in the first place, not doing a tablet, etc. The point being that Steve always publicly denied wanting to do something that privately he was already investing significant resources in doing.
- bluthru 13y agoFrom what I've read it's much simpler than that. Steve would argue passionately for both sides of an issue before reaching a conclusion.
- megablast 13y agoDespite Steve, there was already apps on the iPhone 1.
- bduerst 13y agoIf you had said "App" in 2007, nobody would have even known what you were talking about. http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=apps%2C%20mobile%20apps&cmpt=q http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=apps%2C%20mobile%20ap...