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by WritelyDesigned 3567 days ago
If we're going to use profit as a measuring stick for a company doing the right thing—then it seems relevant to mention the fact that Apple's stock has fallen over the last several years and has continued in that trend.

I don't personally hold the view that this directly reflects a company's innovative quality, but again if that's the measuring stick, it only seems to further the argument that Apple's design decisions aren't what they used to be.

http://fortune.com/2016/05/06/apple-shares-two-year-low/

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http://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AAPL

In this case, the past few days would tend to counter your thesis. Also, the current dip is shorter than the one from Sep '12 to Jul '14, at which point they rebounded dramatically and pushed ever-higher highs. Do you believe they stopped making good design decisions around then?