I didn't post that to suggest that Apple is right or wrong.

There are all sorts of reasons not to offer a particular feature or product at time X, and then subsequently offer what appears to be that exact thing at time Y.

Not to mention that the feature or product at time Y might be significantly different or better than the compromise you might have cobbled together at time X.

The comment simply refers to the black-and-white way in which Steve used to frame these things. IIRC, he said many of the same things about Intel chips, keyboard shortcuts, expandable RAM, and so forth.