[jollybean]

And BlackBerry was always the best for communications.

I think we're confusing 1) tech 2) product 3) marketing/positioning and 4) brand.

All of that together, Apple has a very powerful entrenched lead.

They can launch almost anything and own the category, the are firing on all pieces.

Google doesn't have either the supply chain, distribution or hardware-product discipline.

And who else is going take on Apple's machine?

So from a tech perspective, it's doubtful they are '10 years ahead' but from an operational perspective, it sure feels that way.