> Their strategy was not to be the first. Their strategy was to be the best developed. This could apply to Apple too. Mp3 players and smartphone were not new

> Their strategy was not to be the first. Their strategy was to be the best developed. This could apply to Apple too. Mp3 players and smartphone were not new inventions when the iPod and iPhone were introduced, but the iPod and the iPhone set a new standard for those devices. The iPod took a few iterations to really stand out, but there was nothing that could compete with the iPhone at the time it was introduced. On the other hand, the iPad seems to be the first of a new class of touchscreen devices. I'm referring to its size and its role as an entertainment/web device, discounting tablet PCs and touchscreen media players. Everyone is now scrambling to create a me-too device.