“Since these numbers are from before Jobs passed (1st Q usually means Oct-Dec... including Xmas), I’m not sure this has any bearing on Apple’s future.”
Er...Jobs died on October 5, so almost the entire quarter was after his death. Granted, not much in the way of new products has emerged since then, on the other hand clearly Apple has weathered losing its CEO in fine shape.
I think once you get past 12 months without Jobs then this will be some indication of the future of Apple. As for now, like our country, Apple is living off the investments of the past.