which came first, the product or the platform? I remember when twitter switched over their public site and services to run on their API. Instagram just built th

which came first, the product or the platform? I remember when twitter switched over their public site and services to run on their API. Instagram just built theirs earlier this year. If the platform has an outage, so does the product. It's tough to justify a platform until you have traction, and unfortunately the industry track record reflects this. Excellent insights in Steve's post.