Is Apple dying?

I think you may be confusing “no longer dominating” with “dying”. Apple still has more cash than any of its competitors. Last numbers I found in Summer 2016 was that Apple had about $1.7M in cash per employee. Apple takes 90% of all profits in the mobile market, despite only 15% of the market share. read more

Apple may not be dying but, it appears to have the recurrence of a flu that it caught in 2013. Apple thought the cure to the flu was growth in Asia and this was a good remedy through 2015 but that growth has slowed. read more

In fact, Apple component suppliers are starting to idleas iPhone demand decreases. Indeed, Apple is forecasting a sales decline for the first time in more than a decade for its next quarter. I’m not saying that Apple is dying. read more

Yes, Apple is dying. The same way that Kodak was dying in 1975 when it invented the digital camera, but decided it would cut too much into its film sales for it to see the light of day. read more

Steve Jobs died on 5 October 2011, the day after the launch of the iPhone 4S. His chosen successor, Tim Cook, was already installed as Apple’s chief executive and, after initially faltering, the share price recovered, rising 76 per cent in the following year. read more