Whatever. I don't care what Ellison says. What I do care about is that Apple has not introduced a new product since January 2010, almost FIVE YEARS WITH NO NEW PRODUCTS!!!! Certainly the iphone and ipad have kept developing, though those are now pretty much incremental changes, but half a decade since a new product category is an eternity in the world of electronics. During that time there have been dramatic developments in all sorts of consumer technology, and apple has basically done nothing except continuing to exploit their legacy product lines, many of them on a diminishing basis: the ipods are going down, now even the ipads are going down, and android is so far ahead in market share it's not even funny, meanwhile the iphone has gotten a ton of competition that frequently outstrips it in many areas.
I'm sorry, but Apple looks like it has stood still. There's nothing of interest that happened since SJ died. TC keeps promising new products, but it's been all talk for years now. The most exciting thing apple has produced recently is rumors and more rumors.
I don't know if apple has a grim future, but so far it's been a dud since SJ's death. We'll see what they'll come up this year (more promises "2014 will see exciting new products!" said TC) - it's almost 75% over so whatever... and so far I'm not even that excited by a wristwatch or the eternal supposed TV (not exactly a brand new idea, and one that never appears to materialize either).
Unless apple really blows us away with a new product category, apple is turning into another sony - a slow, slow decline.
