But if Tim Cook's overarching strategy is to stand down from the promised Android annihilation he inherited, save us all from the grinding weariness of arcane patent disputes and dishearten lawyers around the world, and if he executes a new strategic exchange of legal fees for licensing revenue, he will have truly taken the mantle of innovation -- boardroom innovation, at least -- and changed Apple forever.

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And set the stage for recovery through innovation and strategizing about how business in Asia has been forever altered.

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And yet, that view would obscure a storm of new innovation and technology deployment which may well radically change the power grid forever.

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