Excitement is building as ENVY apples supply transitions from imports to fresh, domestic production and higher organic supplies.

Their recognizable bite and flavor also work well in baked goods with creamy textures and flavors, like our apple pie cheesecake (pictured here). Envy apples are very sweet and almost candy-like.

As Jason Snell writes for Macworld, this is one of Apple’s greatest fears, but there are potentially bigger risks on the horizon for the company. As Jason explains: …to me, the bigger danger is envy.

But Microsoft has a serious case of Apple envy these days and has convinced itself it can copy Apple's model and effectively compete -- think Microsoft stores and its own vertically integrated tablet.