There is a big difference between Apple tipping its hand and China printing out a bazillion clones of it before it even hits the market and testing to see if yo

There is a big difference between Apple tipping its hand and China printing out a bazillion clones of it before it even hits the market and testing to see if you actually have a market to start with. Apple does not have to test to see if it has a market to start with. People would buy white iTurds on a stick and show unboxing videos if Apple released. You can have a galaxy brain idea but since you don't have millions of fanatical existing customers, it is possible that you can not sell even one unit. So better to test the waters first.