I think the release cycle of new product lines are much longer for Apple. The jump from iPod to iPhone was significant from an innovation standpoint, but it can

I think the release cycle of new product lines are much longer for Apple. The jump from iPod to iPhone was significant from an innovation standpoint, but it can be debated that the iPad is just a bigger iPod touch (released in 2007). So it's been roughly a 5-6 year cycle of a new product line. We're ending the cycle soon, and everyone is only talking about the iPhone 5 and iPad mini. As far as I know, the rumor mill has not given the public any kind of notion on what's next.