Companies that sell consumer electronics looking to boost sales have had a pretty failsafe way to get the job done: copy Apple. Companies copy each other’s products and strategies all the time, of course — yes, Apple also copies rivals — but copying Apple specifically often leads to bigger and better things. Just ask Samsung. It seems obvious that Apple’s rivals would mimic certain things to better compete, but the latest to copy Apple and see big results isn’t an Apple rival at all — it’s the state of Connecticut. In an interesting report from last month that was just brought to our attention by a reader, Forbes contributor Carmine Gallo discusses Connecticut’s recent efforts to help residents take advantage of the Affordable