“Wrong and wrong. For one, as many have pointed out, the iPhone sold most of its units before there were legitimate third-party apps. It sold them because the phone itself appealed to users. This has been the prevailing paradigm since the industry’s inception, and as we move into the new era of mobile devices will probably remain a significant factor. The primary things people do, talk, email/text, web surf, etc., will still be best served by certain carriers and certain form factors, and hardware will still be a key selling point. It’s clearly on the road to no longer being the only selling point, but for now it’s still not that far off.
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