I stopped thinking about Apple as a technology company when I realized they ACTIVELY fast follow instead of being pioneers in fundamental technology.

I don’t think that’s an insult or bad, if anything it makes them more reliable as a company because they ride the wave of technological advancement rather than on the leading edge.

That’s a really great position as long as you have no ego about being the first - and they repeat over and and over that are THE BEST not the first.

Being third for 100 years beats being first for 40 years and Apple has the Middle Kingdom strategy