[tacticalogic]

That's the thing, Apple seems to get the bleeding-edge CPUs and chipsets before anyone else, retail or OEM. I'm talking about external peripherals and interfaces. Those typically get implemented via expansion cards before they find their way to the motherboard chipsets - eg SATA.

[antiRepublicrat]

I'm talking about external peripherals and interfaces. Those typically get implemented via expansion cards before they find their way to the motherboard chipsets - eg SATA.

Apple gets the external USB and Fireware at the same time anyone else does. But you're right on things like SATA, although those don't come along too often. But Apple was an early adopter of Bluetooth and built-in Wi-Fi (IIRC the first ever to build an antenna into the case).