I don't think it's that cut and dry, Apple's always been a hardware company but they've had excellent software to match their excellent hardware. I'd argue the

I don't think it's that cut and dry, Apple's always been a hardware company but they've had excellent software to match their excellent hardware. I'd argue the hardware is still more or less on point, it's the software that's been struggling lately. Even as a relatively new developer to the Apple space, in the time I've worked in iOS/OSX the quality has taken a stark dip in terms of stability and functionality, and seems to coincide with Jobs no longer being at the company. I think having one guy who is in a position to yell at literally anyone for doing less then stellar work is an asset no company appreciates until it's gone, and we all know that Tim Cook is in no fashion at all a Steve Jobs, he can't put people to task like that.