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I'd be OK with this if the network effect didn't exist. If the iPhone becomes the de facto standard, it's a loss for mobile developers everywhere.

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Mac users generally got along OK when Windows was the de facto standard on desktops (i.e. now). If the iPhone becomes the de facto standard, I suspect users of the next runner up platform or two will still get along OK.

I mean, I've never been big into any apple products in the past, but I've know a lot of people over the years who were very satisfied with their Macs.

Windows being the de facto standard was bad. It held the web back for years, because Internet Explorer remained stagnant.

Yeah like beofre the iPhone developing for mobile was such a blizz.

I'm not arguing against what the iPhone did, but rather what it could do. While its introduction was revolutionary in making mobile development open, that doesn't mean it's ideal. We've reached a local maxima, but Android is most certainly an improvement in terms of openness.

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