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Everybody likes to be first. Wall Street, especially. There’s always a lot of excitement around the company that gets to a new technology or a new market before everybody else.
But being first doesn’t always mean you’re going to win.
Apple Inc. (AAPL) has proved that plenty of times.
The company didn’t invent the MP3 player. But once the iPod arrived, those little white earbuds were everywhere.







