List of Things That Could Not Exist Without Apple

The lithium-ion battery industry.
Cansei de Ser Sexy
Consumer hype disguising itself as expressions of uniqueness and creativity.
33% price drops after two months of retail.
The word “funnest”.
People in Halifax being awake at 2 a.m.
Silhouettes of white people dancing.
Paying $1000 for a desktop pattern.
30,000 jobs in Longhua and Suzhou.
A marketing budget exponentially larger than a manufacturing budget.
CNN's technology articles.
Phones we like to rub excessively.