I agree with everything you’ve written above. But keep in mind, Apple didn’t have the first portable MP3 player either, and we all know what the iPod did. They didn’t have the first UNIX based GUI either, but you can’t deny that OSX is “the best” when it comes to UNIX based GUI. They also didn’t have the first smartphone, but we are seeing what the iPhone has done to the market.
Apple has never had the first of anything, but they have a knack for moving into a market and blowing the top off by doing everything right where the “innovators” missed the boat.
I really hope Android steps up, because competition is the only thing that seems to keep Apple innovating.