It may seem hard to believe, but when Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone to the world, he was especially proud of the fact that it didn’t really support apps. With the App Store having subsequently taken its place as one of Apple’s most important strategic weapons and having just celebrated its sixth birthday yesterday, it’s fascinating to recall that it nearly never came to pass. Jobs told developers back in 2007 that they could build software for the iPhone if they wanted, they should just do it inside the web browser. “You’ve got everything you need if you know how to write apps using the most modern web standards to write amazing apps for the iPhone today,” he said. “We think we’ve got a very sweet story for you. You can begin building your iPhone apps today.”
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