If App stores took inspiration from anywhere it was the iTunes music store and other similar digital media stores, although the first such system, the  &#x27;Electronic App Wrapper&#x27;[1] for NeXT, predates Linux, distros, OSX and iTunes. So maybe it&#x27;s a more iterative process where digital software stores inspired iTunes, which in turn inspired the latest generation of App stores?<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Electronic_AppWrapper" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Electronic_AppWrapper</a>