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The thing is, now that it's been more than a year since Steve died people are looking for the first cracks. I myself believe that right now they are simply moving on momentum, I don't really think they have any thrust left. I hope I'm wrong though. Just a gut feeling.

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iMac was introduced in 1998, iPod in 2001, iPhone in 2007, MacBook Air in 2008, and iPad in 2010. All those product lines are still highly profitable. Even if Apple were not to come up with new product categories in the next two years, they would continue to grow.

However, Tim Cook hinted at the introduction of a new product category in the coming year. http://allthingsd.com/20130424/apple-has-amazing-stuff-comin...

Those cracks where there with Steve Jobs as well. For some reason people tend to forget the bad business decisions he made. But he made plenty. Was the period between the iPod an the iPhone just also coasting on momentum? Because if that was the case, I think they are going to be ok.

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