They'll still be invented, just somewhere else.<p>The iPhone is a good example of how this might play out. It's a locked-down system full of problems for developers, but that doesn't mean innovation in the phone industry stopped.<p>You had a dead/slow industry, Apple woke it up, and now everyone is moving forward quickly. The customer wins.<p>Open phone platforms like Android will enjoy growth because of that open platform, even if Apple remains closed.