beyond having talented industrial designers, i think part of it has to do with apple's status in the industry. think about how many times apple has come out wi

beyond having talented industrial designers, i think part of it has to do with apple's status in the industry. think about how many times apple has come out with a product that is not just a repackaging of old technology, but something they worked closely with intel, broadcom, nvidia, etc. to create (or re-engineer and shrink). i don't know that many of those companies would do similar things for smaller hardware vendors that couldn't commit to as much volume.