Apple the future digital hub?

Many hardware manufacturers and software publishers dream of becoming essential in all walks of life and to become king of the electronics that are increasingly more present in all the home devices.
A report from Forrester Research considers that the winner of this race could be Apple and even forsees that it will be in 2013. This victory follows these eight products:
- The Apple Macintosh
- The Apple TV
- The Apple Store
- iTunes and its successors (where consumers will be able to manage more than just music)
And four new product concepts:
- Apple home server product
- AppleSound universal music controller
- Network-enabled gadgets (i.e. music, digital photo frame, and alarm clock devices)
- In-home installation services
Of course, this kind of reporto does not have great value on the course of the history. It can only add a little more pressure on Apple and its competitors.