Yes, Apple does continue to thrive -- for the time being. For the record, I own Apple stock. OTOH, when was the last time Apple set the world on its ear with a jaw dropping new product? It's been a while. Jobs was the creative force behind Apple. After his death, Cook has done an excellent job creating new and enhancing new revenue streams. But... where is a new iPhone, iPad, anything? Analysts love stable "mature" companies that provide incremental growth, which translates as no longer providing earth shaking innovation. For example, Apple has been playing around with making an EV for almost a decade. Where is it? Without Jobs, the old zing is somewhat missing. One of the companies where the zing is evident is Tesla that is working to develop robots straight from an Assimov sci fi novel, Artificial Intelligence that could be the savior or the doom of humanity, innovating space travel, on and on. You just don't see Apple doing that post Jobs.