Help me fill in the blanks: iPhone platform versus Facebook platform

Comparing the iPhone platform versus Facebook platform
I’ve recently been pondering the key similarities and differences between the way the Facebook platform ended up getting executed versus the iPhone platform. It’s an interesting trend now that other mobile players are thinking about opening a platform and providing an app store as well.

How would you guys add to the following table?

  Facebook platform iPhone platform
Pricing Free Free or $0.99 to $999.99
Distribution Primarily viral
(invites, newsfeed, etc.)		 Primarily app store
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What else should be in this table?

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Andrew Chen

Andrew Chen is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, investing in startups within consumer and bottoms up SaaS. Previously, he led Rider Growth at Uber, focusing on acquisition, new user experience, churn, and notifications/email. For the past decade, he’s written about metrics, monetization, and growth. He is an advisor/investor for tech startups including AngelList, Barkbox, Boba Guys, Dropbox, Front, Gusto, Product Hunt, Tinder, Workato and others. He holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Washington

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