[chucknelson]

We have no idea what is in the pipeline at Apple, nor what their "vision" is. Steve Jobs and Apple never came out and announced that the iPhone was in development and that it would revolutionize the tech industry - it just did in 2007.

Let's wait a few years before we decide if Tim Cook is just riding the wave of prior success.

[bravoyankee]

In a few years the market will have already decided.

The signs are out there. The cop-out design of the iPhone 5, the "blue sky" initiative started with the employees -they are scrambling for new ideas.

Steve Jobs was the soul of Apple. His fire is gone. He took it with him.

[Steko]

I look forward to hearing about the fortune you made shorting AAPL in 3 years.

[randomdata]

Your thoughts may prove to come true, but R&D is a multi-year undertaking, not something you scramble on at the last hour. The iPad was in development since 2002! Jobs has only been gone for a year. His influence should remain for at least the next five years, and only after that point can we really say if Apple is out of ideas or not.

[jpxxx]

"Cop out?" Do elaborate.

[lotso]

What does cop-out design mean? That they didn't completely change it?

[taligent]

I always laugh at clueless people who keep talking about current devices like iPad Mini or iPhone 5 as a sign that Apple is dying without Steve Jobs.

Especially when Steve Jobs was personally involved in all of these decisions.