Apple developed capable multitouch technology. Germans made it happen and manufacure at scale through Chinese venture. It was again the right time, when techno

Apple developed capable multitouch technology. Germans made it happen and manufacure at scale through Chinese venture. It was again the right time, when technology was there and Apple's skill was the ability to spot the moment when otherwise overly expensive touch screens can be cheapened by scale of production to acceptable level, had the marketing machine to sell an expensive device in millions at times, when most people were used to cheap cell phones for calls & sms.