# How The Apple App Store Changed The Way We Get Software On Our Devices

> It's impossible to imagine modern life without smartphone apps, but there's an alternate universe where they never took off.

- **Source:** [SlashGear](https://www.slashgear.com/1915536/how-the-apple-app-store-change-how-we-install-software/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=687d3812b3af4827ddf9e609)
- **Published:** 2025-07-20
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #smartphones #iphone #apple #devices #store #apps #changed #jobs
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/687d3812b3af4827ddf9e609

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