From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 11/1/2025 6:13 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Sat, 1 Nov 2025 17:44:02 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >> But having most millions of apps does not matter. What matters is   
   >> that the platform has the apps that are important.   
   >   
   > Which ones were important in the beginning? The big ones on Iphone   
   > were simply not available on Android.   
      
   >> Companies decided to support iOS and Android.   
   >   
   > Initially it was only IOS. They only added Android *after* it became   
   > popular.   
      
   That is not reality.   
      
   Companies started supporting Android very quickly.   
      
   Numbers say: 10000 apps after 1 year, 100000 apps after 2 years.   
      
   A half year after app store launched it was obvious that   
   a company wanting to be on smartphones needed to support both.   
      
   Arne   
      
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