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Re:Why the Best Doesn't Always Win (1996) by jimbokun on Monday July 31, 2017 @01:39PM (#14894225)
"The irony is, that Apple eventually triumphed because it invested in more intuitive design, using path dependence in its own favor."

And because they did a much better job at building the platform the second time around. iPhone was not just first product in its category, the App Store provided developers a way to quickly make money on the platform, in turn making the iPhone the default choice for consumers and businesses.

Jobs learned a lesson from losing to Windows, and made sure it didn't happen again.

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Re:Why the Best Doesn't Always Win (1996) by icebraining on Monday July 31, 2017 @04:45PM (#14895737)
The App Store only came later (in fact, after unofficial "stores" like Cydia were already available), the original plan for the iPhone were "web apps": https://9to5mac.com/2011/10/21/jobs-original-vision-for-the-...
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