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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Innovative premium products can be a sustainable business model if you have good people and invest in development. Most companies aren't willing to do that, preferring to pinch pennies and kill the golden goose. I have no doubt that Apple may eventually do that, but they have been on a pretty good run since the the iPod and iTunes came out. Supposedly they had some five years worth of products in the pipeline when Steve Jobs died. We will see what comes out this year.
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Emphasis on the "supposedly". It makes for a good story and probably makes shareholders rest easy, but there is no proof that the claim is true. Plus it gives the current leadership a "pass" if a product isn't an astronomical success.... "after all, this was one of Steve's babies".
When the Apple falls back to earth, and it will, no one will see it coming but everyone will be able to look back and point to the steps that caused it to happen.