I’d like to start this post with a little run through some of the biggest general successes in the web and technology sphere of the past few years, and Apple’s entries for each of the relevant markets. Portable mp3 devices for example have been pretty big – in particular the definitive iPod from Apple, while, also in the handheld market, smart-phones such as the recent iPhone also from Apple have done well. Sure Blackberry et al are popular – but no matter which way you turn it, Apple’s iPhone seems to attract far more media attention (and market share) than most of its competitors, as does the iPod.
We could go on – in the desktop market Apple offers the iMac,…