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		Tijdreiziger on Sept 20, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple is top funder of lobby group that says it re... Well, that’s the charitable interpretation, with the uncharitable interpretation being that he needed an excuse because the App Store wasn’t done in time for the iPhone’s release.

snowwrestler on Sept 20, 2022 [–]

It is well-documented that the original intention of Apple was to not have a 3rd party SDK aside from a browser on the iPhone, but they changed their minds.

Tijdreiziger on Sept 20, 2022 | [–]

Yes, that was Apple's stated intention, but we don't know whether that was sincere or just a bluff to buy time.

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