It hasn't fled yet. As for upcoming products, if they do Apple TV just right, that will be another game changer. What else might be in the pipeline, only time will tell. They aren't turning off the lights in Sunnyvale just yet.
The problem is their Genius is dead and Microsoft’s retired a long time ago. Google’s are still young.
Yes, Steve Jobs is indeed dead. In the long, long term, that might - or might not - prove problematic. And, as you say, Google's geniuses are still young. Still lots of time for them to make their own horrible mistakes. Again, time will tell.
I’m no google fanboy, I have real privacy concerns about them. Just seeing reality as it is.
Glad to hear you're on top of things.
I hope all 3 companies do very well, it’s best to see real competition instead of one dominant company.
I hope their shareholders do well. And I don't think there is any real risk of that "one dominant company" taking over; competition is real and it will have its way.
“And I don’t think there is any real risk of that “one dominant company” taking over; competition is real and it will have its way.”
Unfortunately in the computer world, companies and developers crave standards. The winner tends to become a monopoly. (see Microsoft)
With the dominance of the Internet maybe this paradigm has changed? But I’m not convinced. It’s always easy bring in the hot new name in the computer world vs what actually works well.