Anybody versed in Apple's history might have seen this coming. Remember when Apple gave Steve Jobs the boot in 1985 after Jobs' failed attempt to oust CEO John Sculley? Apple managed without Jobs until 1991, but were in such dire straits by 1997 that Apple had to buy NeXT and re-hire Steve Jobs to turn things around.

I think history is repeating itself under Tim Cook, despite his efforts. I wonder if anybody at Apple knows a good necromancer...

It does seem like Apple under Cook is in 'maintenance mode'- by which I mean the company is only making incremental improvements in their existing product lines without designing brand new 'wow' consumer items that take the world by storm and invent new user interaction paradigms. It will be interesting to see if another creative mind will be able to do that again for Apple. I don't see Tim Cook as having that spark.

I would like to see someone do a longitudinal, in-depth study along these lines. People make claims with essentially anecdotal evidence supporting both sides. I know I don't have the patience to do so, but maybe someone else will :)

Surveys like this aren't very informative without a historical perspective. What I really want to know is what's the trend? Does this survey have a history with which we can compare the latest results? THAT'S where the useful information lies.

The article uses some of the worst graphs I've ever seen. Wouldn't pie charts have been clearer?

I used a Mac for everything since 2008 but, they do not make a computer I want to buy any more.

Who does though?