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.
Dig deeper. Use a shovel instead of a spade.
Apple aren't the only ones to do is¹, of course, but it is definitely true.
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!