False dichotomy. Everyone knew that RIM and Nokia weren't even playing the same game. This is clear from the fact that neither had App Stores. You'll also remember that when the iPhone was introduced there was only web development, meaning iPhones had no special restrictions.
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Except iPhone OS was also different back when Symbian was the market leader and Blackberry was the #2. People complained then. It still rose.
False dichotomy. Everyone knew that RIM and Nokia weren't even playing the same game. This is clear from the fact that neither had App Stores. You'll also remember that when the iPhone was introduced there was only web development, meaning iPhones had no special restrictions.
Native applications and the App Store were introduced in iPhone 3G / iPhone OS 2.0, when iPhone was still far from being the bestseller it is now: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IPhone_sales_per_quarter_s...