The late Apple is more about masterful execution than innovation proper. OSX is Unix (and a rehash of NeXT's OS), the Macs are x86 PCs (and even run Windows), neither iPods nor iPhones were the first in their categories. They merely were the first to be done right.

IIRC, the last time I saw Apple really breaking new ground was with the Newton. Before that, with the Lisa. The Mac was merely a cheaper, less functional, Lisa.

It was a Lisa, masterfully executed though...