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by abeh 4847 days ago
as i remember, iPhone sdk was released after Android. it seemed to be that iPhone sdk was not intended for developers, but Android forced them to, because it seemed like an obviously good idea.
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Samuel_Michon 4847 days ago
It's very clear who reacted to whom:

"The Software Development Kit for iPhone OS was announced at the iPhone Software Roadmap event on March 6, 2008. [...] The App Store opened on July 10, 2008 via an update to iTunes. On July 11, the iPhone 3G was launched and came pre-loaded with iOS 2.0.1 with App Store support." [1]

"Android 1.0, the first commercial version of the software, was released on 23 September 2008." [2]

"The Android Market was announced by Google on 28 August 2008, and was made available to users on 22 October. Support for paid applications was introduced on 13 February 2009 for developers in the United States and the United Kingdom" [3]

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/App_Store_(iOS)

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history#Version...

[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Play#History

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Shooti 4847 days ago
Android SDK was announced November 2007: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FJHYqE0RDg
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Samuel_Michon 4847 days ago
Of course there was a SDK, how else would developers make apps for the platform? Are you implying Google was planning an app store back then? The video doesn't speak of it. Or are you stating that date as a start of Android? In which case, you can go back way further in time.

The first commercial Android phone, the T-Mobile G1, went on sale on October 22, 2008. It had a small screen, a hardware keyboard, and a clunky UI reminiscent of Symbian. I doubt Android was on Apple's radar then, let alone back in 2007.

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