What evidence are you looking for? We disagree that opening an app store, then adding another app store from another company is innovative. It’s just adding another of something that all ready exists, I.E. not new or innovative!
But since I feel like proving you wrong some more…
App stores (in todays sense) started like this…
Apple App Store - opened on July 10, 2008
Amazon App Store - opened on March 22, 2011
Google – and opened on on 22 October 2008
Cydia – release March 2008
you wasted your time researching the opening dates of App Stores? lol this kid. I know you Apple fankids are obsessed with who'se first with what, as Apple always hammers that in their presentation, but you're just not getting the point.
Do you realize that its not an easy feat to have two differing parties come together so that two uniquely different market places coexist under one banner? Its setting a precedent. You're fitting 'your' version of innovation to fit your standard. I'm just going per dictionary.
So technically speaking two app stores did co-exist on the iphone before Google even opened their first app store!
Amazon App Store and Android Marketplace are official, legitimate ecosystems that provide users with applications with applicable business rules. If you want to include underground ecosystems, that WinMo beats Android/iOS by a mile then. Keep changing your definition of 'innovation' though.
Its hilarious I state one aspect of many innovations going on Android OS platform, and you all pick it apart.
Guess what kids, the new iPhone will come with a bigger screen, and quite possibly an LED notification light.
Oh Em Gee! iPhone is copying Blackberry's LED notification system, and copying Android's 4.0+ inch screens! Hilarious that just a couple years ago, Steve Jobs was knocking on Android phone's 'hummer phones' when they're going the same route now.
iOS5 is just playing catchup to Android OS.
iPhone may make pretty devices, but their software is lagging far behind that of Android platform.
No native navigation application
No in-depth mapping application
No Street View
No widget support (keep tapping those grid of icons on iOS, fellas!)
No LED notification support (goes a long way for enterprise users)
As of now, still no decent notification system in place. iOS5's version looks like Android's retarded version of it.
No SD Card support (still relying on Apple's overpriced scheme of 16/32/64GB. Samsung going that route is ridiculous just as well, btw)
No replaceable battery support. No extended battery available. Many Android phones have this option.
iPhone screen small as heck now compared to its competitors. No wonder why Apple is increasing the size of it
Fully integrated voice search/voice action system in Android OS.
Rooted devices can undervolt/underclock/overclock. Rooting available normally within couple days of phone's release. Its great that the option is there for Android phones.
Unique App Stores coexisting under one platform (Amazon App Store + Android Marketplace). Innovative and ingenious on Amazon's part.