>> as demonstrated by their dominant market position and insane growth and profits over the past 16 years If you go back that far - then yes. More recently? No

>> as demonstrated by their dominant market position and insane growth and profits over the past 16 years If you go back that far - then yes. More recently? Not so much: Apple's iPhone Share Continues To Slip In The US And Japan http://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2015/06/30/apples-iphone-share-continues-to-slip-in-the-us-and-japan/#65ac3e141572 http://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2015/06/30/apples-iph... Apple's Smartphone Profit Share Slipping Vs. Samsung http://www.investors.com/news/technology/click/apples-smartphone-profit-share-slipping-vs-samsung/ http://www.investors.com/news/technology/click/apples-smartp... Latest Gartner/IDC data shows Apple PC market share & shipments slip, Macs fall behind ASUS globally https://9to5mac.com/2016/07/11/apple-market-share-shipments-mac-q2/ https://9to5mac.com/2016/07/11/apple-market-share-shipments-...