How Steve Jobs’ Initial Resistance Shaped the iPhone Ecosystem and Antitrust Landscape

A historical analysis reveals how Steve Jobs’ early decision to ban native third-party apps fundamentally defined the iPhone platform, ultimately creating the concentrated market power currently under antitrust scrutiny.

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Why The iPhone Almost Never Got An App Store

Steve Jobs’ early fight to ban native apps shaped the iPhone ecosystem and created the platform monopoly facing antitrust scrutiny today

By Ewan Spence, Senior Contributor

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How Steve Jobs’ Initial Resistance Shaped the iPhone Ecosystem and Antitrust Landscape

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