Maybe there’s nothing left to invent...
To a certain extent I think that is true. The Steve Jobs innovations came at at time when personal, portable electronics that could connect to the Internet were in their infancy. Looking back, the evolution from iPod to iPad seems obvious. Give Jobs credit - he saw that evolution looking forward from the iPod.
But what does an iPad evolve to? It is not obvious? It will be mostly refinement and not innovation. Faster processing, lower price, better optics, larger storage, longer battery life. The basic functionality is portable connectivity. That was the big step. There aren't any steps of that size left that I can see.
Nevertheless, Jobs developed a lot of talent in his organization and I still have faith that there is innovation in Apple's future. It just may not be limited to portable widgets. Time will tell.
LOL, Tim is that you?? :)
There is an infinite number of new inventions. They just need to be imagined.