[127001brewer]

It feels like cracks are forming at Apple's edges. The company is straining to push out hardware updates. Supply issues are getting worse. Apple is reportedly moving away from selling beloved products like stand-alone displays and wireless routers. ...

I stopped reading at this point since this will be another "Pile on the Bad News for Apple" type of hyperbole.

[headcanon]

It starts that way, but had an interesting perspective on Apple's business strategy later on in the article. I would recommend reading the rest.

[127001brewer]

Okay, I did read the rest of the article and, unfortunately, it's still a disappointment.

For Apple to remain relevant in the future, the company will need to attack itself. Management will need to risk its own ecosystem.

...also agree and it seems like Apple has been doing this because, as stated in the article, of the lack of attention other products (and services) have recently received.

Milk the iPhone today, and then figure out what comes next.

I agree with this and fully expect Apple to do so, but where are the novel insights (that haven't been re-hashed from other recent sources (such as Bloomberg, Six Colors, etc).

[benmcnelly]

But... you can become a Above Avalon member and get access to figures and estimates behind the math!

[notadoc]

Quite the contrary, Above Avalon is a relentless Apple bull and one of their many apologists.

Good analysis overall, but it's typically with some variation of "this is greatest" with some hint at a greater big idea just around the corner.

[127001brewer]

I was unaware and, in the future, I will keep more of an open mind with their articles...

[Eric_WVGG]

The linked Macbook Pro analysis is a good example of being bullish yet critical of the company. https://www.aboveavalon.com/notes/2016/11/4/apple-is-placing...

[toasterlovin]

Genuinely curious: what does an Apple apologist apologize for?

[notadoc]

Are you unfamiliar with the term 'apologist?

"apologist: a person who offers an argument in defense of something controversial."

[toasterlovin]

I had encountered the term, but didn't know it's precise meaning. Hence my intuitive interpretation of its meaning.

But now I know, thanks!

[grzm]

Apologist has been extended to mean anyone who will come to their defense, not only apologize.