oh for sure. I differ though in that that's not the comparison being drawn in the article. TFA compares iPhone apps to pimply kids making web pages for local businesses in < 2001, and not, as you suggest, to developing web apps.
I had a few friends in high school that made decent money making websites for eg a local car dealership. It was easy because it's just HTML.
I had a few friends in high school that made decent money making websites for eg a local car dealership. It was easy because it's just HTML.