The year is 2007. Steve Jobs unveils the first iPhone in January. I spend the summer working at a camp in Pennsylvania. And before heading back home to the other side of the world, we decide to spend some of our hard-earned money on a trip to the Big Apple. We visited the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue, and I vividly remember how remarkable the iPhone felt sitting on that stand — especially compared to the devices we had at the time. I never bought one, of course, but it already felt years ahead of the Sony Ericsson K750i I was carrying back then. I think that's what marked the beginning of the golden era of software for me. The year is 2011. Starting my first IT job in Saint Petersburg, I had a blast testing and using all kinds of devices: Android, iOS, Windows Phone. Yes, I even had an HTC Windows Phone before eventually giving up and switching to iPhones. Everything still felt open back then. There was a sense of discovery — a feeling that the next great app might do something you'd…
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