Apple had a chance, two years ago, to launch the smart home vision of the future to consumers that were still enthralled by the potential of companies like Nest and SmartThings. But its botched half-launch of HomeKit has set it back, and the company is only now getting round to pitching the platform as a core part of iOS 10. But on the stage back in 2014, it seemed that the preceding month of rumors pointed to a grand unveiling of the new Apple TV – the device that would form the hub of an Apple smart home ecosystem, and wow consumers who hadn’t yet lost interest. Apple missed the zenith. The delay has been its own doing. It has…