robertoandred 5 days ago

Apple famously included a web browser on the iPhone, which puts a hole in your theory.

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rchaud 5 days ago

The Internet of 2007 was more than Flash, so of course it had a web browser. It was designed to compete with Nokia, Blackberry and Windows Mobile, all of which had web browsers. The App Store didn't even exist before the second iPhone model came out in 2008.