The argument has been proven many times that first to market success never compares to those who enter the market later. Apple has modeled their entire busines

The argument has been proven many times that first to market success never compares to those who enter the market later. Apple has modeled their entire business this way practically since the return of Steve Jobs, if no a little after. iPod - not first to market (mp3 players already existed) iPhone - not first to market (smartphones already existed) iTunes - not the first to market (other miserable music services were already around, just didn't have great pay-for content and they were competing very heavily with piracy) Retail - not the first to make a brand store, but first to be successful in tech to do this I hate always referring to Apple in business discussion, but there aren't many out there that have done this repeatedly. How about "social web"? Twitter and Facebook, definitely not the first to market. I'm not sure how this article/post hit front page, as many have already stated here in the comments.