Actually, Apple's pattern is to be late to market. They let other companies feel out the market, inform the consumers, work with pricing, etc. and then they co

Actually, Apple's pattern is to be late to market. They let other companies feel out the market, inform the consumers, work with pricing, etc. and then they come in with a great product and dominate the domain completely. Apple does this over and over again. Computers, MP3 players, cell phones, etc.