It seems your definitition of "oblivion" differs from mine, which is "the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening". Perhaps the meaning you intended was "no longer significant", but as Apple's financial status makes clear, Apple is quite a significant presence and "continues to outshine its peers in every metric that counts".
No, my definition isn't different. Apple has lost touch with the people who supported it through the years.
The state of the Mac is horrible:
iPhone, iPad, Mac Buyer's Guide: Know When to Buy The Mac lineup has been neglected to the point where 4 out of 6 models receive a "Don't Buy" label, and another receives a "Caution" label. The sole "Buy Now" model happens to be the recently refreshed Macbook Pro, which has taken a beating by the press, by people who use their Macs for media work, and by Consumer Reports:
The new MacBook Pro has been absolutely savaged by people on MacRumors for among other things: Max 16GB of RAM, when many developers and content creators wanted at an option for at least 32GB, deletion of Magsafe power connector, deletion of all ports except USB Type C, and a lone headphone jack, which means many people need a tangle of dongles/adapters (and pretty damning is the inability connect an iPhone 7 via wire without an adapter... also the iPhone 7 and MacBook Pro cannot easily share headphones, as one has no headphone jack and the other does).
How Apple Alienated Mac Loyalists
2016 MacBook Pro Denied Recommendation From Consumer Reports Due to Battery Life Inconsistencies
Basically, Apple has failed to make a device that is optimal for their Pro customers. They are out of touch. This obsession with anorexic thinness in their devices over seemingly everything else proves they are unaware of what their customers need.
Yes, Apple is doing fine financially. But their recent cluelessness and lack of direction is going to bite them in the ass eventually. The reason they continue to do well on the success of iPhone is because Google's strategy with Android has made the Android platform as a whole an utter dumpster fire of a mess where security and updates are concerned.
I for one would never count on staying on top simply because the competition has shot themselves in the foot multiple times.
For real, most Android handsets are trash that will be abandoned by their manufacturers and the wireless carriers, leaving them open to malware and hacks.
Or one could have bought a nice Samsung Galaxy Note 7, which not only burns a hole in your pocket but lights you on fire as well. But how long can Apple count on bumbling opponents?
I can complain endlessly
