Meanwhile Samsung gets over two thirds of it's operating profits from mobile(1), and a big chunk of the remainder comes from it's semiconductor sales, and a big chunk of those are to Apple. So not only is Apple's main handset competitor also highly dependent on it's own phone sales, it's also highly dependent on Apple's phone sales as well. But... oh yes, I forgot. It's not Apple so nobody gives a crap ;)

If you're going to paint Apple as being vulnerable, you need to say vulnerable to what. In every major market Apple competes in they have never looked healthier, and their competition has never looked weaker and with so few cards left to play.

(1) http://www.samsung.com/us/aboutsamsung/investor_relations/fi...