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by Ozzie_osman 2362 days ago
Agree 100%... But keep in mind the iPhone launched in 2007. The App Store launched about a year later and was really what made the iPhone a platform (that satisfied the Bill Gates test, created wonderful network effects, etc).

Apple having a spot in everyone's ear sets them up quite well strategically. While Google, Amazon, etc have been battling it out with in-home devices, Apple went straight for the ear.