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(Leaked photo of prototype Apple Tablet, code name "K48")

(iPhone resting on supposed Tablet, image fits the rumored design "bigger iPhone".  Note he iconic "Home" button on the Tablet, similar to the Home button on our iPhones.)

A friend of mine on Facebook excitedly posted a status that the release of this supposed Apple Tablet would cause a major change.  Little to no surprise, there were many nay sayers as per usual.  Typical cynicism, stating that Apple isn't all that it's "cracked up to be".  Here was my response to a particular reply:

RE: "retarded, nothing apple makes will change the world" 

Maybe not change the world but surely creates/leads innovation in the industrial sectors which they bravely ventured into. 

Digital Music Player a.k.a. mp3 players. Owned 6 before ever buying an iPod (2nd gen). They were all based on flash memory (memory sticks, cards etc.) that could only store 32-512mb at a time. I owned the worlds first mp3 player Rio Diamond: 8 songs max. The core value and innovation of the Apple iPod, MASS STORAGE (hard drives able to hold GBs vs. MB= hours of music). It wasn't until this change that other companies decided they'd give a try at it and use mass storage, e.i. Creative Lab's "Jukebox". Hence forth the copy cat/killer effect. 

Same principle with the iPhone: now everyone (cell phone manufacturers) all of a sudden has their "touch screen" "iPhone killer" phone with a half-assed "app store". If you pose yourself as a "Apple killer", you've already shot yourself in the foot and become a "Mr. Me Too".

Beyond creating a handheld device, whether it be iPod or iPhone, they've created new markets behind those devices: iTunes store and App store which have revived and monetized the industries respectively.

Point being, a company that was solely a computer company delved into other markets, brought forth innovation and changed how the game was played.

Thanks for reading this till the end. 2 cents for you.