This is not true at all. Jobs didn't include Flash on the iPhone because of its performance requirements.
Apple didn't realize how important the App Store would be to the device's popularity when the iPhone initially launched. It appeared that the intent was to keep it a closed, curated platform where only Apple and its partners could ship products for it. This was the strategy that they had established for third party iPod clickwheel games.
In fact, Apple initially raved about how great "Web Apps" would be on the device, and showcased crude web based games at WWDC 2007.
It was largely due to developer outcry that Apple responded with the App Store, and it was a much larger hit than anyone predicted. The business savvy was in their ability to roll with it.
Apple didn't realize how important the App Store would be to the device's popularity when the iPhone initially launched. It appeared that the intent was to keep it a closed, curated platform where only Apple and its partners could ship products for it. This was the strategy that they had established for third party iPod clickwheel games.
In fact, Apple initially raved about how great "Web Apps" would be on the device, and showcased crude web based games at WWDC 2007.
It was largely due to developer outcry that Apple responded with the App Store, and it was a much larger hit than anyone predicted. The business savvy was in their ability to roll with it.