* The 'parc' (Xerox's computer, with mouse and GUI) was built and shipped and actively used, just never sold commercially.
* Apple is BSD-based, not linux based. being BSD-based is most certainly not innovative ;-)
Most of the 'innovations' you mention are rather successful implementations of existing technologies. Apple ships good products but none of the ones you mention solve an entirely new use-case, like the mouse did, or the photo-copier, or the walkman. First you weren't able to listen to your music while walking on the street or commuting in the subway, then suddenly you were.
Thanks for the correction, and sorry for being a Noob :-)
Your comment spurs me to address the question: what is innovation? I would say that innovation is about successfully bringing a technology to a mass-market that has previously been unaware of it. Note that according to this definition the innovator doesn't necessarily have to be the same entity as the original inventor. I think Skype, Amazon, twitter, etc. are innovative even though they didn't invent their core product (except for Amazons patented one-click shopping system of course ;-)) they just brought it to the masses.
I think that being an innovative company has a much broader scope than simply being an inventor.
* The 'parc' (Xerox's computer, with mouse and GUI) was built and shipped and actively used, just never sold commercially.
* Apple is BSD-based, not linux based. being BSD-based is most certainly not innovative ;-)
Most of the 'innovations' you mention are rather successful implementations of existing technologies. Apple ships good products but none of the ones you mention solve an entirely new use-case, like the mouse did, or the photo-copier, or the walkman. First you weren't able to listen to your music while walking on the street or commuting in the subway, then suddenly you were.