For years, CEOs have been begging and pleading with their CIOs to find a way to funnel more of their precious tech dollars toward innovative and often transformative initiatives that allow companies to engage more effectively with customers, accelerate their mobile initiatives, and bring greater insights and intelligence to their employees.

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Hence, innovative companies have more at risk, and often settle even when they are confident that they would win in court.

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In my frequent visits to China, I am often asked what the country can do to continue this path and become even more innovative.

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And now, as so often before, Apple has come along with something that may not be more innovative but is a lot more useable.

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