I know exactly what you mean. iOS and the App Store gave me a chance to write and sell software that I wouldn't have had otherwise. I launched my first app in my final year of high school and because of the opportunities the platform provided I was able to:
- quit my part-time job
- decide to turn down a University offer (which I didn't really want to take but without any other real option I would have anyway)
- run my own business for the last 3.5 years
- spend 6 months in Canada
If it weren't for iOS and the App Store I would have went to University (something I really didn't want to do) and I would still have another year before graduating (not to mention the loans I would have to take out). Instead I've lived abroad, experienced running a business and had a lot of fun.
- quit my part-time job
- decide to turn down a University offer (which I didn't really want to take but without any other real option I would have anyway)
- run my own business for the last 3.5 years
- spend 6 months in Canada
If it weren't for iOS and the App Store I would have went to University (something I really didn't want to do) and I would still have another year before graduating (not to mention the loans I would have to take out). Instead I've lived abroad, experienced running a business and had a lot of fun.