[micwag]

Spotify and the iPhone were independently launched around the same time.

Spotify back then was developed as the answer against illegal alternatives.

[FireBeyond]

The App Store didn't come out until nearly 2 1/2 years after Spotify, though.

[lotsofpulp]

Not true, iOS App Store came out Jul 2008.

Spotify came out 2010 in UK and 2011 in USA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Store_(Apple)

[Jensson]

In Sweden it was launched 2008, first iphone was announced 2007, so yeah certainly wasn't world leading before the first iphone announcement.