Apple had at least two other revenue sources when Scully was there†. Apple II was still selling. There was also the LaserWriter. It was tied to their desktops,

Apple had at least two other revenue sources when Scully was there†. Apple II was still selling. There was also the LaserWriter. It was tied to their desktops, but their ecosystem today is also interdependent (eg: "services"). Apple was less big in the 80s than today, but they were still huge. There's a reason they lasted a decade despite uninspired management. The situation is remarkably similar, if you ask me. Just replace IBM/MS with Android vendors/Google. † Edit: on second thought, it's not necessarily a plus to say Apple is working on many different products. That was part of the problem post-Steve. See: https://youtu.be/xchYT9wz5hk https://youtu.be/xchYT9wz5hk