Apple is fairly consistent in terms of its cycle of early adopters followed by other loyal Mac users.

I pull out my laptop, which is probably the most advanced piece of technology that has ever crossed the threshold of Lapin's lair, and set it up on a stack of heavy books, all from the Wayback-list. The shiny MacBook looks like a hapless alien trying to blend in with the quiet stalwarts of human civilization I crack it open - glowing alien guts revealed! - and cue the visualization as Lapin crosses the room with two cups in two saucers.

What we're doing here will send a giant ripple through the universe.

Everything is important- that success is in the details.

You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

This organizational structure makes it easier to hold executives accountable. The old organizational structure did not.