This is how the Apple world works. Things go from unnecessary to revolutionary at the point Apply implements them, no matter how long other implementations might have already existed.
This enough digging for you?
Go on. Vote down without offering a counter again. Take my fake points from me. You know it'll make you feel big. :)
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[1] In true Apple style, people did it before, they polished the act a bit, and took it as theirs!