500 iPhone Apps, but why these?

Why and how did Apple choose the lucky 552 applications for the App Store's initial launch? Ars speculates on what could have been the deciding factors. I completely agree with this post in Ars technica. I applied just about day one to get into the official $99 developer program. I was locked out as were many, many others. I have ideas, just waiting to get into the program.

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